Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4226
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NGC4217, John Kulin
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NGC4217

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NGC4217, John Kulin
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NGC4217

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I have seen very few images of this subject, most seem to be with M106, I did think about taking it in portrait mode, but I rather liked the way the stars danced across the screen.

I have learnt some new techniques which have helped immensely and I am rather pleased how this has turned out.

Here's the bumf as usual, although there isn't a lot around: -

NGC 4217 is an edge-on spiral galaxy which lies approximately 60 million light-years ( 18 million parsecs ) away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is a possible companion galaxy to M106 (also known as NGC 4258).

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NGC4217, John Kulin