Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower galaxy
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M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici, Herwig Peresson
M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici
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M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici

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M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici, Herwig Peresson
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M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici

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Bright spiral galaxy Messier 63, located around 25 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

LRGB image from four different nights in 2015, 2016 and 2019 – taken with Atik ONE and Lacerta 200/800mm Newton telescope from the city center of Vienna.

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M 63 Sunflower galaxy in Canes Venatici, Herwig Peresson