M63

Sunflower Galaxy

M63

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Distance

37,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

June 16, 2007

Location

Mount Laguna, CA

Exposure

Lum 10x15 (bin 1x1), R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 2x2)

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