Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy, Pavle Culum
M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy
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M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy

M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy, Pavle Culum
M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy
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M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy

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M 63 is something i've imaged in the past but was never quite happy with the level of details in the lanes. Granted, i was still learning the hobby then and was using a short FL doublet. This time I'm very happy with the results, as i was not expecting so much detail to come out from a (relatively) short imaging session from my B8 skies, especially the surrounding luminosity. I think what also helped was that this time of the year the target is at the very zenith during the night, which is just about as perfect of a position as one can hope for.

This is probably going to be my last target this galaxy season. Time for the bazooka to take a bit of a break, and for me to finally get a first light from my new wide field quintuplet.

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Description: Toned down the background lightness.

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M 63 - Sunflower Galaxy, Pavle Culum