Messier 63 - The Sunflower Galaxy

@astrophoto.kevin · 2020-06-07 09:11 · ['hive-193552']


Hey Hivers,

With this post, I leave for my summer break. The nights become too short and too bright, so astrophotography makes no sense. The time is used for a bigger setup update.

The Sunflower Galaxy is around 30 million light-years away from us and is located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Its diameter is around 50,000 light-years with a total mass of around 1 billion solar masses, which are assumed by its rotational speed. Its spiral arms contain an unusually large number of star-forming regions. It owes its name to these "small" nodular formations. Unfortunately, you can't see it good on my image, but you can see it well on Hubble's images.

The Sunflower Galaxy
Messier 63

Messier63.jpg
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For more information about the photographed animal or plant, please visit the following link.
The Sunflower Galaxy on Wikipedia

Camera settings

Camera QHY247C
Lens TSAPO65Q · 420mm · f6.5
Filter Astronomik Luminance L2 (48mm / 2")
Exposure time 21 x 300 sec = 105 min = 1 h, 45 min
ISO Unity Gain @ -20°C
Focal length 420mm



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