Here is a picture of the NGC 4631 (The Whale Galaxy). NGC 4631 is a spiral galaxy that is almost edge on. It is about 30 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici.
February 23-24, 2012
Location: Rancho Hidlago, NM
Telescope: TEC-140 (F7)
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M
Mount: AP900 GTO
Luminance: 24x10 minutes (binned 1x1)
Red: 9x10 minutes (binned 2x2)
Green: 9x10 minutes (binned 2x2)
Blue: 9x10 minutes (binned 2x2)