Autore dello sfondo:
Bernard Miller
30 Jun 2022
The Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
This is an image of M63, also known as NGC 5055 or the Sunflower Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 0 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a flocculent (meaning fluffy) galaxy which means it does not have well defined spiral arms but ha arms that are patchy and discontinuous. It is about 98,000 light years in diameter which is about the same size as our Milkyway Galaxy.
Dataset da cui è stata elaborata l'immagine
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 |