Whale Galaxy
The Whale Galaxy (NGC 4631). It’s a spiral galaxy viewed edge on. The common names for deep sky objects are often fanciful, but doesn’t this really look like a humpback whale (with tiny baby galaxy swimming below it)?
[20″ CDK f/6.8 with FLI PL09000 camera @ Mt. Teide Observatory, Canary Islands, Spain]
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