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10-Jul-2019

Messier 63

Messier 63 or M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the seldom-used Sunflower Galaxy,
is a spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici with approximately 400 billion stars.
M63 was first discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, then later verified by his colleague Charles Messier on June 14, 1779.
The galaxy became listed as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue. In the mid-19th century, Anglo-Irish astronomer Lord Rosse identified spiral structures within the galaxy, making this one of the first galaxies in which such structure was identified.
It is about 30 Million light years away.(WIKI)

16" f3.6 Dream scope
Apogee Alta U-16M camera
Astelco NTM-500 direct drive mount 

luminance for 4 hrs
RGB- 30 min per channel
Ha - 20 minutes - bin 2

Total about 6 hrs


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