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Sunflower Galaxy
M63
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Canes Venatici
Distance 37,000,000 ly
Magnitude 8.6
Angular Size 10x6 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 5/3/2005
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 150:45:45:45 mins @ -20C
Lum 10x15 (bin 1x1), R 3x15, G 3x15, B 3x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop

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