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The Whale Galaxy
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5/26/2019 9:02 PM

A "Whale" of a job, Aubrey!  Very nice!

 

Johnny

 

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Another Galaxy. This one is the "Whale". NGC4631 is located about 25 million Light Years away in the constellation called Canes Venatici. It is approximately the size of our own Milky Galaxy. It has a satellite galaxy and further down at the bottom another galaxy. The Whale is disturbed by the gravity interaction with its satellite galaxy. Shot this remotely from my home to my Observatory on the nights of April 1-4, 2019. This was about 3 hours of total exposure through the LRGB filters.
It was not a particularly good night as it had a lot of moisture in the air so seeing was low average.
Enjoy.

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File: NGC4631-Whale_Galaxy_V3_R1_ST_FR_ID_SM.jpg (143.8 KB) -- Address: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/901132/attach/2312307_0_NGC4631-Whale_Galaxy_V3_R1_ST_FR_ID_SM.jpg
5/26/2019 8:52 PM
Nice image Aubrey.
 
Dave

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Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 20:35:53 -0500




Another Galaxy. This one is the "Whale". NGC4631 is located about 25 million Light Years away in the constellation called Canes Venatici. It is approximately the size of our own Milky Galaxy. It has a satellite galaxy and further down at the bottom another galaxy. The Whale is disturbed by the gravity interaction with its satellite galaxy. Shot this remotely from my home to my Observatory on the nights of April 1-4, 2019. This was about 3 hours of total exposure through the LRGB filters.
It was not a particularly good night as it had a lot of moisture in the air so seeing was low average.
Enjoy.

Attachment(s):
File: NGC4631-Whale_Galaxy_V3_R1_ST_FR_ID_SM.jpg (143.8 KB) -- Address: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ClubExpressClubFiles/901132/attach/2312307_0_NGC4631-Whale_Galaxy_V3_R1_ST_FR_ID_SM.jpg
5/26/2019 8:35 PM
Another Galaxy. This one is the "Whale". NGC4631 is located about 25 million Light Years away in the constellation called Canes Venatici. It is approximately the size of our own Milky Galaxy. It has a satellite galaxy and further down at the bottom another galaxy. The Whale is disturbed by the gravity interaction with its satellite galaxy. Shot this remotely from my home to my Observatory on the nights of April 1-4, 2019. This was about 3 hours of total exposure through the LRGB filters.
It was not a particularly good night as it had a lot of moisture in the air so seeing was low average.
Enjoy.
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