Edge-on galaxies NGC 4631 and NGC 4656 in Canes Venatici; with AP 5-inch (130mm) refractor at f/4.5 with AP Reducer. Stack of 4 x 8 minute exposures with Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 800.
Stack of four 10-minute exposures with Canon 20Da at ISO400 and with 5-inch AP scope at f/4.5. Taken April 24.
NGC 4656, the Whale Galaxy, above, and NGC 4631, the Hockey Stick Galaxy, below, in Canes Venatici. This is a stack of only 5 x 8-minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon EOS Ra and through the SharpStar 140mm refractor at f/6.5 with no field flattener. Some light haze moved in during the last exposures. Taken from home March 27, 2020.
