NGC 4490 in Canes Venatici is nearby in a galactic sense: just a short 25 million light year trip. NGC 4490 is joined in the sky by its smaller companion, NGC 4485. The two are obviously dancing.
This image is 16x900" with the Atik 460EXC through the 203mm Synta-ONTC Newtonian and Baader MPCC Mk II at f/4.9.
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