Wallpaper author:
Nikita Klimov
28 May 2026
M63 Sunflower Galaxy
The dataset includes exposures with wildly different integration times (from 45 seconds to 600 seconds), CCD camera artifacts, different binning, and even different image scales. Processing it is not easy but quite rewarding. Grab it and try yourself if you what a challenge.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M63
12 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 198.9553 Dec 42.0294
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Apr 2020 - 25 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 283 | 2h45m | 35 |
| Red | 463 | 4h30m | 35 |
| Green | 450 | 4h15m | 34 |
| Blue | 462 | 4h22m | 34 |