Seen edge-on from about 25 million light-years away, NGC 4631 is a highly active spiral galaxy shaped by gravitational interaction with nearby companions.
The turbulent star formation inside the disk drives enormous clouds of gas and dust far above the galactic plane, creating the faint halo visible around the galaxy.
Captured remotely from Spain with a PlaneWave CDK17 and ASI6200MM Pro over 22.6 hours of RGB integration.
🔭 PlaneWave CDK17
📷 ASI6200MM Pro
🌌 22.6h RGB
📍 Roboscope Apollo Observatory, Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
by kbarth001