Daniel Pasternak 20 March 2016d

Sunflower Galaxy

Messier 63 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici consisting of a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. M63 is part of the M51 Group, a group of galaxies that also includes M51.

Magnitude: 9.3

 

C-11/CGEM-DX Hyperstar F/2

Canon 450d full spectrum

30 sec subs ISO 800

Imaged under the almost Full Moon.

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker

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