Kwychang
NGC 4631
Also known has the Whale galaxy.
Just above the Whale can be seen a small elliptical galaxy, designated NGC 4627.
The whale galaxy lies approx 25 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
Data captured at The Astronomy Centre, Todmorden, UK. 30/03/2024.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair 60mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 100, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
180s exposures.
Best 70% of 54 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools & Affinity Photo.
NGC 4631
Also known has the Whale galaxy.
Just above the Whale can be seen a small elliptical galaxy, designated NGC 4627.
The whale galaxy lies approx 25 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
Data captured at The Astronomy Centre, Todmorden, UK. 30/03/2024.
Boring techie bit:
Skywatcher Quattro 8" Newtonian Reflector steel tube with the f4 aplanatic coma corrector, Skywatcher EQ6 R pro mount, Altair 60mm guide scope, ZWO asi120mm guide camera mini, ZWO asi533mc pro cooled to -20c gain 100, Optolong L'enhance 2" filter, ZWO asiair plus.
180s exposures.
Best 70% of 54 light frames.
Darks, Flats & Bias.
Stacked with DeepSkyStacker and processed in StarTools & Affinity Photo.