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

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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy, CrestwoodSky
M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy
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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy

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A perennial favorite of the spring sky, but also a notoriously difficult target to image. My second target from the new Arizona backyard.

This image was taken with a ZWO ASI1600mm Pro, through an Explore-Scientific 127ED APO using a Hotech flattener. The image comprises:

L: 114 x 60s

L: 92 x 120s

R: 28 x 120s

G: 28 x 120s

B: 28 x 120s

Total exposure time was 6 hours and 22 minutes.

The image was processed in Pixinsight and tweaked in PhotoShop.

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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy, CrestwoodSky

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