Wallpaper author:
Neil McAllister
31 Oct 2024
Messier 63
The Sunflower Galaxy,at a distance of 29 million light years away.
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 |