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M63,The Sunflower Galaxy 130 mm f/12.7
Astro-Physics EDF Refractor with Televue 2X barlow. TMB Triplet Apo 80 mm f/6 for guiding
Astro-Physics AP 900GTO
About this Object
The Sunflower Galaxy was discovered by Pierre Méchain on June 14, 1779. The galaxy was then listed by Charles Messier as object 63 in the Messier Catalogue.
In the mid-1800s, Lord Rosse identified spiral structure within the galaxy, making this one of the first galaxies in which such structure was identified.
More informations are also available at the
Wikipedia website
Technical Data
Optics
Mount
Camera
SBIG ST-10XME. With a Remote Guiding Head
Filters
SBIG CFW9. Astrodon LRGB filters. Baader-Planetarium 7 nm Ha,SII,OII, filters
Focuser
Robofocus focuser and Focusmax software
Dates
April 2008.
Location
Lentin Observatory
Exposure
LRGB L= 177 minutes.bin1; RGB=70mn Bin2; Scale 0.85^s/pixel. T=-25°c
Acquisition
All data's were acquired unattended with ACP Observatory Control Software V5 DC3 Dreams and MaxIm DL 4, including sky flats
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Processing
MaxIm DL 4,
PixInsight 1,
Photoshop CS2.
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Antoine Vergara