Friday, May 9, 2008

Finally the wetter and my work allowed me to sketch again. I took the opportunity to test some new star maps and to hunt galaxies in the Canes Venatici constellation.

M94

I started with M94, a pretty bright and easy to see galaxy. It appeared as a round and almost stellar object.

M106

Another bright galaxy with an almost stellar central region.

NGC4490 und NGC4485

A beautiful duo observed under good conditions...

NGC4631 und NGC4656: "Die Heringsgalaxie"

NGC4631 is also known as the "Whale galaxy" or Caldwell 32. Bright and with a clear fish-shaped structure. NGC4656 is much fainter. A beautiful star chain can be observed between both objects.