Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
M63 Sunflower Galaxy astronomical twilight LRGB, Pam Whitfield
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M63 Sunflower Galaxy astronomical twilight LRGB

M63 Sunflower Galaxy astronomical twilight LRGB, Pam Whitfield
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M63 Sunflower Galaxy astronomical twilight LRGB

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(It's likely that this isn't going to get any more data this year so I may as well make it public...)

Like a sucker I decided to lose another night sleep for a couple of hours of astronomical twilight. I haven't tried M63 before so why not?

I'm pleasantly surprised that I can just see the major dust lanes, I would have thought that more time and/or proper astronomical darkness would be required.

The image from a single night didn't improve with a drizzle/crop so I've left it as-is

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M63 Sunflower Galaxy astronomical twilight LRGB, Pam Whitfield