| OBJECT |
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , large) Distance: 25 million light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 690wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 16x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM Published in Amateur Astronomy Magazine, Fall 2022 (screenshot). This image is LRGB. |
