NGC 4631

 

Also known has the Whale galaxy.

Just above the Whale can be seen a small elliptical galaxy, designated NGC 4627.

 

To the lower left can be seen NGC 4657 also known as the Hockey Stick galaxy.

 

The whale galaxy lies approx 25 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

 

 

Boring techie bit:

 

Skywatcher quattro 8" S & f4 aplanatic coma corrector

HEQ5 pro mount guided with an Altair 50mm & GPcam setup

Canon 450D astro modded with Astronomik CLS CCD EOS APS-C clip filter. Neewer Intervalometer used to control the exposures.

 

Processed with Deep Sky Stacker & StarTools.

Done