NGC4631

Whale Galaxy and Neighbors

Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

25,000,000 ly

Date

May 12, 2007

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 4x15 (bin 1x1), R 3x15, G 3x15, B 3x15 (bin 2x2)

Notes

NGC4631, NGC4656, NGC4627

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop