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M 63, The Sunflower Galaxy, in
Canes Venatici

M63 is a classic spiral galaxy, but
very faint (magnitude 9.6). Although it has somewhat more yellow than some other galaxies, it is
hardly a "sunflower" in color.
| Date |
2005-06-12 |
| Scope |
RCOS Ritchey-Chretien
scope at f/9 with ST-10XME CCD camera at -15 °C
on the
A-P 1200 GTO mount.
Guided with ST-4 on separate guide scope. SBIG CFW-8 filter wheel
and Astrodon filters.
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| Exposure |
Ten 5 min exposures L,
R, G, and B, all at 1x1 binning.
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| Processing |
Raw frames were dark
and flat-field calibrated and rgb color combined in MaxIm 4.10.
The
luminance image was then registered with the RGB image in RegiStar. The images
were imported into
Photoshop and
combined with the L image as Luminosity at 100%
opacity. The RGB and luminosity layers were
then separately adjusted
with Levels and Curves before flattening and
converting to a jpg file.
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