Wallpaper author:
Dennis Hanke
10 Jan 2026
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. Processed with PixInsight and RC Tools.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M63 Sunflower Galaxy LRGB Ha
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................PLAYER ONE MONO 571
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 198.9542 Dec 42.0294
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Italy
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................30 Apr 2025 - 30 May 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 154 | 3h36m | 84 |
| Red | 127 | 2h56m | 83 |
| Green | 132 | 3h2m | 83 |
| Blue | 136 | 3h8m | 83 |
| Halpha | 51 | 1h10m | 83 |