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Sunflower Galaxy M63
Messier 63
or
M63
, also known as
NGC 5055
or the seldom-used
Sunflower Galaxy
,
[6]
is a
spiral galaxy
in the northern
constellation
of
Canes Venatici
with approximately 400 billion stars.
[7]
Planewave CDK17 F4.5, ZWO ASI2600MC Duo, Paramount MEII mount with absolute encoders. Unguided 2 hour image At Desert Astro Observatory in Sierra Vista Dark skies. 5/26/24 Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.