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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy

Object
Imaging
Processing
Object type
Size
Magnitude
Constellation
Distance
Galaxy
12.6' x 7.2'
8.5
Canes Venatici
23.4 Million light years
Date
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
Acquisition with CCD Commander & MaxIm DL
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