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OBJECT:  |
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy | |||||
DATE/LOC: |
05/05/04 - Santa Fe, NM | |||||
EQUIPMENT: |
C11
@ ƒ6 / ST-8XE / AO-7 Astrodon Trubalance filters |
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EXPOSURE: |
LRGB (210 : 80 : 80 : 80) | |||||
| DESCRIPTION: | ||||||
| The Sunflower galaxy, found in constellation Canes Venaciti, gravitationally interacts with M51 in addition to several others. At 35 million ly. away, stars in the outer regions are rotating around the core at a blistering pace suggesting an invisible gravitational force. | ||||||
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M57 - 06/10/04
M63 - 05/05/04
M64 - 05/22/04
NGC3628 - 03/19/04
