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M 63- Sunflower Galaxy (2021), Terrance

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M 63- Sunflower Galaxy (2021), Terrance

M 63- Sunflower Galaxy (2021)

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Description

Messier 63 (NGC 5055), also titled the “Sunflower galaxy”, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain in 1779. This DSO is approximately 27 million light-years from Earth and has a spatial diameter of 98,000 light years.

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C

Description: A slight more color-saturation and deconvolution

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M 63- Sunflower Galaxy (2021), Terrance