Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 63  ·  NGC 5055  ·  Sunflower Galaxy
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M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower
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M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower

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M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower

Revision title: Redo inspired by John F. - thanks, buddy!

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Shining among the Norther Hemisphere's pack of hunting dogs, M-63 is a huge system, comprising some 400+ billion suns. The 'Sunflower' galaxy is part of the galaxy group that also contains one of the sky's most popular face-on spirals, M-51.

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M-63 - A Celestial Sunflower, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton