https://spacephoto.de/enContents © 2026 <a href="mailto:operator@spacephoto.de">Martin Timpe</a> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:19:13 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%204627%2C%20NGC%204656/Martin Timpe<div><p>With this picture we dive into the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy NGC 4631 on the left half of the image is known as whale galaxy while NGC 4656 and NGC 4657 on the right half of the image pane are known as hockey-stick or crowbar galaxy. The elongated part is catalogued as NGC 4656 while the smaller angled end is NGC 4657.</p> <div class="docutils container"> <figure class="align-center" style="width: 80%"> <a class="reference external image-reference" href="https://spacephoto.de/galleries/01_galaxies/150_Hockey_NGC4656_Whale_NGC4627_f448_a56_38_25_24_34x300s_LRGB_DT_WM.jpg"> <img alt="&lt;/galleries/01_galaxies/150_Hockey_NGC4656_Whale_NGC4627_f448_a56_38_25_24_34x300s_LRGB_DT_WM.jpg&gt;" src="https://spacephoto.de/galleries/01_galaxies/150_Hockey_NGC4656_Whale_NGC4627_f448_a56_38_25_24_34x300s_LRGB_DT_WM.jpg"> </a> <figcaption> <p>Bilddaten: "Wal"-Galaxie NGC 4631 und "Hockeyschläger"-Galaxie NGC 4656, Teleskop Skopos f=560x0,8=448mm @f/5.6, Camera Atik 460EXM, 38/25/24/34x300s LRGB</p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><a href="https://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%204627%2C%20NGC%204656/">Read more…</a> (3 min remaining to read)</p></div>galaxyhockeyNGC 4627NGC 4631NGC 4656NGC 4657whalehttps://spacephoto.de/blog/NGC%204627%2C%20NGC%204656/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 19:00:00 GMT