Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy, andrea tasselli
M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy
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M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy

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M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy, andrea tasselli
M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy
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M63 LHaRGB - The Sunflower Galaxy

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The Sunflower Galaxy was high on my wish list back when I started astrophotography but, once I went through the actual task of capturing and creating the image presented herein, I kind felt I should have been elated but something, somewhere told me the hype wasn't met with reality.

On a more prosaic aspect, this image is the one where I tried every conceivable combination of exposure lengths and that finally nailed that coffin (short unguided exposure) and crystallised what would be the standard imagine procedure for that age: 5 min subs.

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