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

M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy, Kirk
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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy

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The Sunflower Galaxy (also known as Messier 63, M63, or NGC 5055) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici about 37 million light-years from Earth.

Taken: April. 20, 2012

Telescope: AT8RC at f/8 (0.68 arcsec/pixel) - FOV 28.6 x 37.9 arcmin

Mount: G11 w/ Gemini II

Camera: SBIG ST8300M @ -10C

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IDAS LPS-P2-48

Luminance 11 x 5min. bin 1x1

Red 6 x 5min. bin 1x1

Green 6 x 5 min. bin 1x1

Blue 6 x 5 min. bin 1x1

Exposure Time: 2 hours & 25 minutes

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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy, Kirk