Observation by Simon Edwins: Messier 63 - the "Sunflower"

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Observer

Simon Edwins

Observed

2017 Mar 31 - 22:59

Uploaded

2017 May 15 - 16:03

Objects

The Sunflower Galaxy (M63)

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 13^h15^m
Dec: +42°04'
Position angle: -122°11'

Field size

0°46' × 0°37'

Equipment

Atik 460EX
8” F4.5 Orion Optics CT8 reflector

Exposure

22x240s luminance, 10x180s red, 10x180s green and 9x180s blue

Location

Bedfordshire, UK

Target name

M63

Title

Messier 63 - the "Sunflower"

About this image

Stacking was carried out using "Nebulosity" with post processing in Photoshop. All colour exposures were binned 2x2 with the luminance exposures collected unbinned.

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