Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  PGC 42772  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC4631 Whale Galaxy, Paul Macklin
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NGC4631 Whale Galaxy

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NGC4631 Whale Galaxy, Paul Macklin
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NGC4631 Whale Galaxy

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An early sneak peak ahead of Galaxy Season: A short test on the Whale Galaxy with the 8" EdgeHD.

This really seems to play to the scope's strengths, particularly when combined with OAG guiding with a cem70: just 10 x 10min subs. It's a great hint at things to come!

I'm continuing to test the new 1.083 beta3 of AstroPixelProcessor, which seems to run phenomenally faster. Importantly, they have worked out the kinks in the built-in star reducer. This image reduces star size and brightness to 75%. As all my recent images, I'm using only minimal Topaz to minimize image graininess: 1%/0%/0%/0%

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NGC4631 Whale Galaxy, Paul Macklin

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