Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
The whale galaxy in the moonlight, Mattes
The whale galaxy in the moonlight
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The whale galaxy in the moonlight

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
The whale galaxy in the moonlight, Mattes
The whale galaxy in the moonlight
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The whale galaxy in the moonlight

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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A test shot on C32 under severe skyglow by the moon. Caldwell 32 is a barred spiral galaxy with a central star formation region. Due to the hydrogen rich, heavy stars many supernovae caused gas to be blown out of the galaxy. With a dwarf galaxy as a companion and the hockey stick/crowbar galaxy as a galactic neighbour, the whale galaxy is a beautiful shot. To provide me with an estimation on how to shoot M100, M99, C32 and some other galaxys I made this test againt the moonlight. Even though just a test, I decided to share it.

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The whale galaxy in the moonlight, Mattes

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