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

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NGC 5055 (M63)

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NGC 5055 (also known as M63) is a beautiful spiral galaxy, sometimes referred to as the Sunflower Galaxy, in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is some 37 million light years away and is approximately 100,000 light years across. First discovered by Pierre Merchain, a companion of Charles Messier, in 1779 while the two were looking for comets. This galaxy is a jewel of the northern hemispheric sky.

This image was shot on the night of April 26th. At the moment I only have the luminance data, but it is fairly deep at 142 minutes of total integration. I hope to shoot the RGB data soon to make a color shot.

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NGC 5055 (M63), Doug Azwell