Observation by Graham Winstanley: Sunflower Galaxy M63

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2025 Mar 20 - 23:16

Uploaded

2025 Mar 23 - 20:54

Objects

The Sunflower Galaxy (M63)

Equipment

Altair Astro Wave Series 115 F7 ED Triplet
Altair Hypercam 26C
SW EQ6

Exposure

50 x 120s

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Sunflower galaxy

Title

Sunflower Galaxy M63

About this image

With the APS-C size sensor of the 26C the galaxy is rather small so this is a cropped version.

Files associated with this observation

M63 starry_curv_crop.jpg (2.3 MB)

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