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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy
Object
Imaging
Processing
Object type
Size
Magnitude
Constellation
Distance
Size
Magnitude
Constellation
Distance
Galaxy
12.6' x 7.2'
8.5
Canes Venatici
23.4 Million light years
12.6' x 7.2'
8.5
Canes Venatici
23.4 Million light years
Date
Location
Telescope
Mount
Camera
Guiding
Binning
Exposures
Total Time
Location
Telescope
Mount
Camera
Guiding
Binning
Exposures
Total Time
2013 April
Pleasantville, NY
Hyperion 12.5" Astrograph
MI-250
FLI ML-16803
ST-402 - OAG
1 x 1
Luminance: 15 x 10-min frames
Color: B 15x10', G 10x10', R 11x10'
8.5 hours
Pleasantville, NY
Hyperion 12.5" Astrograph
MI-250
FLI ML-16803
ST-402 - OAG
1 x 1
Luminance: 15 x 10-min frames
Color: B 15x10', G 10x10', R 11x10'
8.5 hours
Acquisition with CCD Commander & MaxIm DL
Calibration with CCD Stack
Processing with PixInsight R1.8
Calibration with CCD Stack
Processing with PixInsight R1.8
Comments
First image processed with PixInsight, a very powerful tool albeit with totally new functions that will take a while to understand and master.
This is a cropped color image. M63 is at the bottom of the frame rather than its center
This is a cropped color image. M63 is at the bottom of the frame rather than its center