M63 the Sunflower Galaxy - RGB (Jon Main)

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

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M63 the Sunflower Galaxy - RGB

This is an image I captured just after midnight on the morning of April 15, 2024. It was more of a side project that I let run while I was sleeping in the car. That said, this galaxy is visually extremely appealing. I can see why it is a favorite amongst astrophotographers.

"Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars. M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779. The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue. In the mid-19th century, Anglo-Irish astronomer Lord Rosse identified spiral structures within the galaxy, making this one of the first galaxies in which such structure was identified.

The distance to M63, based upon the luminosity-distance measurement is 29,300,000 light-years (8.99 megaparsecs)." (Source Wikipedia)

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RA (center)	13h15m49s.122
RA (top/left)	13h16m50s.192
RA (top/right)	13h14m52s.168
RA (bottom/right)	13h14m48s.333
RA (bottom/left)	13h16m45s.870

Dec (center)	+42°01′44″.59
Dec (top/left)	+42°09′10″.31
Dec (top/right)	+42°10′12″.37
Dec (bottom/right)	+41°54′16″.61
Dec (bottom/left)	+41°53′14″.69

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