Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
02 Jun 2022
The Sunflower Galaxy - M63
A spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici. The Sunflower Galaxy lies roughly 37 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.3
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 |