Whale Galaxy

[Gerr]

This barred spiral galaxy (NGC 4631 / Caldwell 32) is in the constellation of Canes Venatici and is so called because appearances are not so dissimilar to those big mammals that are found in our oceans!!

The image was taken two nights ago under a waning crescent moon in my Bortle 6 skies. This was my first attempt  and I was quite chuffed to capture it (and the Hockey Stick galaxy) in just 45 minutes of integration time upon which the clouds rolled in and brought my imaging session to an end.

CC's welcome.

Lights: 30x90secs   ISO800   Canon650D

SW200P  Optolong L-pro filter

[tooth_dr]

Superb, detail and colour showing up well.  Great processing for such short integration time too.

[Gerr]

Thanks for the kind comments. I think I am becoming better at noise and gradient reduction whilst maintaining object image quality as it has become more of a necessity in my relatively short imaging sessions. 
Cheers,

Gerr.

[MartinB]

That looks great Gerr.  A classic pairing.

[mackiedlm]

that has come out great for just 45 minutes. That pair is next up on my list if i ever get a clear sky.