NGC 4449 in Canes Venatici

This is an irregular starburst galaxy, though resembling the large Magellanic Cloud in structure. It is comparatively near at 12 million lightyears.

This image is the result of 3.5h of data capture, on an evening in March 2020.

ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector.

Date: 27/03/2020

Photographer: Graham Wilcock

NGC 4449 in Canes Venatici

This is an irregular starburst galaxy, though resembling the large Magellanic Cloud in structure. It is comparatively near at 12 million lightyears.

This image is the result of 3.5h of data capture, on an evening in March 2020.

ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through a Teleskop-Service 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien reflector.

Date: 27/03/2020

Photographer: Graham Wilcock