Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, Roger Menard
NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, Roger Menard
NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy

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In March of 2021 I imaged the Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631). One night I imaged using CPC1100 SCT to acquire a more detailed image of the Whale Galaxy. The next night I imaged using a Stellarvue 130 refractor for a wider field of view.  I took 130 images of 2 minutes with ZWO ASI 071 attached to the 11 inch SCT.  The Whale galaxy (Caldwell 32) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has a slightly distorted wedge shape making it almost appear as a whale. I used PixInsight for image processing.

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NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, Roger Menard