Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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The whale and the squid H-LRGB, David Serquera
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The whale and the squid H-LRGB

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The whale and the squid H-LRGB

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This picture shows NGC 4631 "The whale" and NGC 4656 often known as the "hockey stick" but I rather prefer to call it "the squid". These two galaxies appear in the immensity of the cosmos like two sea creatures hunting one another in the sea abyss. However, if we look closely enough we can also spot many other faint galaxies on the background. I added 9 h. of H-alpha collected during full moon and the many HII regions really pop out! I hope you enjoy it.

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The whale and the squid H-LRGB, David Serquera