Astrophotography

Very good image Jeff.

Aubrey

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Subject: Messier 63 <<$230267517342$>>




M 63 aka The Sunflower Galaxy. Captured at this year's TSP. C1100 Edge HD w/0.7 redicer. SBIG 8300 STF, LRGB; 7 exposures each of 300 seconds. Captured and processed in Nebulosity 4 wtih final color adjustment in Lightroom.

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Very good job bring out the color. I can see why they call it the Sunflower Galaxy.

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I noticed what seemed to be a nebulosity around the star at the bottom of the image. Turns out it is an irregular galaxy, PGC 46093 aka UGCA 342. Oddly, the same object is listed as being 2.3 billion light years from earth and under the PGC number at the same distance as the Sunflower. I guess that there is still a lot of unknowns out there!

Nice Job, Jeff. Glad you made it out to TSP.

Willie


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> M 63 aka The Sunflower Galaxy. Captured at this year's TSP. C1100 Edge HD w/0.7 redicer. SBIG 8300 STF, LRGB; 7 exposures each of 300 seconds. Captured and processed in Nebulosity 4 wtih final color adjustment in Lightroom.
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M 63 aka The Sunflower Galaxy. Captured at this year's TSP. C1100 Edge HD w/0.7 redicer. SBIG 8300 STF, LRGB; 7 exposures each of 300 seconds. Captured and processed in Nebulosity 4 wtih final color adjustment in Lightroom.