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M63

M63

Link: http://www.manoprietoobservatory.com/gallery/galaxies/25
Contains: M 63

Technical card

Resolution: 1700x1136

Dates: Dec. 12, 2006

Locations: Texas, Fort Davis

Frames: 30x600"

Integration: 5.0 hours

Avg. Moon age: 21.60 days

Avg. Moon phase: 55.82%

Description

Object: M63
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Distance: 23.5 million light-years
Magnitude: 8.6
Comments: M63 is a spiral galaxy with knotted arms of dust and energetic star-forming regions. The galaxy disk is approximately 86,000 light-years in diameter. The bright core is surrounded by tightly wound interacting spiral arms.
Data for M63 kindly made available by Jim Misti as a Christmas present. Thanks, Jim!
Date: 120506
Place: Ft. Davis, TX
Exposure Details:
Processing: Processed Maxlm, and Photoshop CS

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tharrison
License: Attribution Creative Commons
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