Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4559
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Koi Fish Galaxy NGC 4559, drblevy13
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Koi Fish Galaxy NGC 4559

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Koi Fish Galaxy NGC 4559

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I originally shot about 4 days worth of data on this object, but by the time I got done whittling away the subs I didn't like, I ended up just keeping the one day!  Most of this was related to my own over-zealous attempt to shoot during 3 nights with 15mph wind gusts, which I know is ridiculous, but I was so excited to finally have my scope in working order at f/10 that I had to try.  Needless to say, the one calmer night was better than all three windy nights combined!

So here we have NGC 4559, which is also known as the Koi Fish Galaxy or Caldwell 36.   It is a mind-boggling 30,000,000 light years away.  Per NASA, supernovae were observed in this galaxy in 1941 and 2019.

L 120 x 60"
R 60 x 60"
G 60 x 60"
B 60 x 60"

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Koi Fish Galaxy NGC 4559, drblevy13