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 , guided with a Celestron 80ED @ f/7.5 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress SXV-M7 |
| Filter | Astronomik Type IIC LRGB |
| Exposure | RGB: 75 min each, unbinned w/3 min subs, L : 240 min w/3 min subs, unbinned |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3, DDP. , final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 05.16.06, 05.24.06 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | Seeing and transparency average to poor. Moderate to light wind. Blue channel shot last, and either haze or dew caused bloating. |