M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici |
| Optics | 8" LX200 Classic @ f/6.3 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress MX7-C |
| Filter | Baader UV-Ir |
| Exposure | 22 - 5 minute subexposures |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3, Deconvolution, DDP, Log stretched. SGBNR in PixInsight, final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 04.14.05 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | This galaxy really needed more exposure, as it has a fairly dim surface brightness. Moderate deconvolution was required to reduce oval stars. |