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Click here for a higher resolution image of NGC 4631 and 4656 (543 KB)
The Details |
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Object |
NGC 4631 and 4656 in Canes Venatici "The Whale and the Hockey Stick" |
Optics |
Astro-Physics 160 EDF Refractor at f/7.5 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
28 May 2006 |
Location |
East Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County CA |
Exposure |
L 6 x 900 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 6 x 300 sec, 2x2 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, Photoshop CS2 |
Orientation |
Field of View: 56'53" x 40'14" centered on RA12h42m59s DEC +32°21’54” (2000.0) . North angle 33.5 °; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | NGC 4631 and NGC 4656 are two large spiral galaxies locked in a cosmic dance of gravitational attraction approximately 30 million light years from Earth, tugging at each other to the point of mutual distortion. There are a myriad of small, faint galaxies in the above image that are best seen by clicking on the link to the higher resolution image (above). |
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