Object:	M63: Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Vanetici RA: 13 hrs 15 min; Dec +42 deg 01 min
Date & Site:	4/28/14; Runningman Observatory, Carlsbad, CA
Equipment:	Telescope: AT8RC (1625mm fl f/8) Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon LRGB filters; Off-axis guiding: Hutech OAG-5 and SBIG guide camera
Notes:	Exposures and filters: 90 min of luminance (10 min subs) and 20 minutes each of RGB (5 minute subs 2x2 binned) for a total of only 2hrs 15 min. FOV =24.8 x 21 arc minutes M63 is a spiral galaxy with a central disc surrounded by many short spiral arm segments. M63 is part of the M51 Group, a group of galaxies that naturally includes M51, the 'Whirlpool Galaxy. Located 37 million light years away Back to Images