Autore dello sfondo:
Jared Greer
19 Dec 2025
Sunflower galaxy
M63, or the sunflower galaxy, is a flocculent spiral galaxy located 27 million light years from earth in Canes Venatici with a brightness magnitude of 9.3. It belongs to the M51 group -- the same group that contains the whirlpool galaxy. This image is presented in LRGB format. Software used: Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, and Photoshop.
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M63
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 198.9553 Dec 42.0294
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Northern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Spain
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................28 Apr 2020 - 25 Jun 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 283 | 2h45m | 35 |
| Red | 463 | 4h30m | 35 |
| Green | 450 | 4h15m | 34 |
| Blue | 462 | 4h22m | 34 |