Sunflower Galaxy

M63 (NGC5055) Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Technical Details Telescope: C11 Mount: MI-250 Camera: SBIG ST-10XME Filters: Astrodon LRGB Dates: LRGB April 30 thru May 2, 2006 Exposure: Lum=15x7min (105mins), RGB=9x5min each for 240 minutes (4hrs) total at -15C Notes: This spiral galaxy is about 37 million light years away, and is in the same group of galaxies as M51. Galaxy size: 12.6 x 7.2 arc minutes. Click on image for larger picture.