Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 and NGC4656  - Whale and Hockey Stick, starfield
NGC 4631 and NGC4656  - Whale and Hockey Stick
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NGC 4631 and NGC4656 - Whale and Hockey Stick

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NGC 4631 and NGC4656  - Whale and Hockey Stick, starfield
NGC 4631 and NGC4656  - Whale and Hockey Stick
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NGC 4631 and NGC4656 - Whale and Hockey Stick

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My first time shooting the Whale and Hockey Stick. One can only imagine the force at work to "snap" NGC 4556 and bend the end of this barred galaxy. Guess you need to be careful when you live next to a Whale and its influence.   

This imaged is cropped down from the original.  I settled on this slightly wider view to capture some of the nice looking stars.    I thought they added a little to the shot.

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