THE SUNFLOWER GALAXY - Messier 63, NGC5055 - Deepsky 1559mm LRGB - Constellation Canes Venatici (Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt)

THE SUNFLOWER GALAXY - Messier 63, NGC5055 - Deepsky 1559mm LRGB - Constellation Canes Venatici

Today I dedicate this beautiful space flower to all those who have the most important job on earth, and probably also the best - the moms!
Especially my mom, who is the best of them all anyway! Certainly :-)

THE SUNFLOWER GALAXY
- Messier 63, NGC5055
- Deepsky 1559mm LRGB
- Constellation Canes Venatici

Messier 63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy, is a spectacular spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by the French astronomer Charles Messier in 1779 and included in his famous catalogue.
The Sunflower Galaxy is notable for its prominent spiral arms that extend around a bright central core. It belongs to the category of barred spiral galaxies, meaning that it has an elongated bar of stars at its center from which the spiral arms branch off.
The galaxy is about 27 million light-years from Earth and about 95,000 light-years across. It contains a large number of young, hot, and massive stars that make the spiral arms glow with bright bluish light. Dark bands of dust are also found in the spiral arms, appearing as dark shadows against the background of stars.
The Sunflower Galaxy is known for its high rate of stellar births, which means that new stars are formed in it on a regular basis. This is likely due to interaction with a nearby smaller galaxy affecting the Sunflower Galaxy and fueling star formation.

Telescope: Dream Aerospace Systems 16" f/3.75 Astrograph Reflector, 1558mm
Camera: FLI Proline 16803, Chroma filter set
Lights: 23xLuminance per 600s, / 14xRed/9xGreen/7xBlue per 600s Bin1x1
Location: Beryl, Utah USA (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
Acquired image set taken by Insight Telescope, Image Processing - Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt

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RA (center)	13h15m47s.90
RA (top/left)	13h12m32s.44
RA (top/right)	13h19m37s.62
RA (bottom/right)	13h19m06s.30
RA (bottom/left)	13h11m52s.54

Dec (center)	+42°03′34″.9
Dec (top/left)	+41°20′40″.4
Dec (top/right)	+41°27′16″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+42°46′06″.10
Dec (bottom/left)	+42°39′20″.8

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