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Sunflower Galaxy
M63
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Canes Venatici
Distance 37,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 16 Jun 2007 (Spring)
Place Mount Laguna, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 150:25:25:25 mins @ -20C
Lum 10x15 (bin 1x1), R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop