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M 63 (= NGC 5055) |
CVn | 13h16m / +42°02' | 12.6' x 7.2' | 8.5mag |
The spiral galaxy Messier 63 (Sunflower Galaxy, NGC 5055) in the
constellation Canes Venatici on April 21 / 22, 2015. The galaxy is approximately 37 million light years from Earth and was
discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1779 (source: Wikipedia). Thirty-six 3 minute exposures at ISO 800 with no dark frame subtraction were stacked with Deep Sky Stacker (resulting in a 1 h 57 min exposure) and further processed in Photoshop. |
Equipment: Canon EOS 450D Baader modified camera, TeleVue Paracorr Type II coma corrector, 16" f/4.5 "Ninja" dobsonian telescope riding on a dual-axis Tom Osypowski equatorial platform, Lacerta MGEN autoguider, Lacerta off axis system (field of view comparison: image of the moon with the same equipment). |
Search chart for Messier 63. Map © 2015 "The Mag-7 Star Atlas Project", www.siaris.net. Map is modified. The map can be downloaded here . |