Cocoon Galaxy (NGC 4490) and Companion (NGC 4485)
The Cocoon Galaxy, NGC 4490, and its gravitationally-interacting companion, NGC 4485. A lengthy project, started in early March and finished mid-June. The Uranus-C camera's journeyman piece. About eight hours of exposure time all told. Half of it was at the extremely dark skies at Merritt Reservoir State Natural Area.
The Cocoon Galaxy, NGC 4490, and its gravitationally-interacting companion, NGC 4485. A lengthy project, started in early March and finished mid-June. The Uranus-C camera's journeyman piece. About eight hours of exposure time all told. Half of it was at the extremely dark skies at Merritt Reservoir State Natural Area.
The Cocoon Galaxy, NGC 4490, and its gravitationally-interacting companion, NGC 4485. A lengthy project, started in early March and finished mid-June. The Uranus-C camera's journeyman piece. About eight hours of exposure time all told. Half of it was at the extremely dark skies at Merritt Reservoir State Natural Area.