Observation by Mark Phillips: NGC4631 C32 Whale Galaxy

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Mark Phillips

Observer

Mark Phillips

Observed

2021 Apr 03 - 21:30

Uploaded

2021 Apr 04 - 16:01

Objects

The Whale Galaxy (NGC4631)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h42^m
Dec: +32°31'
Position angle: -15°26'

Field size

0°39' × 0°27'

Equipment

250mm f4.8 Newtonian, MPCC
QHY168C @-15°C
IDAS P2
NINA, APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

Exposure

30x240s, darks, flats, bias

Location

Edinburgh, UK

Target name

NGC 4631 C32 Whale Galaxy

Title

NGC4631 C32 Whale Galaxy

About this image

A new one for me, to add to the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh Caldwell Project. Lots of interest in the dust lanes.

Files associated with this observation

NGC4631Whale-csc2.jpg (481.5 kB)

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Ron Arbour, Graham Winstanley

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