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M63 the Sunflower The Sunflower galaxy M63 is one of the early recognized spiral galaxies, listed by Lord Rosse as one of 14 "spiral nebulae" discovered in 1850. It has been classified as of Hubble type Sb or Sc, displaying a patchy spiral pattern which can be traced well to the periphery of its only 6 arc seconds small smooth-textured central region. Thought to be part of the M51 group of galaxies some 37 million light years distant. (Source: [URL=http://www.seds.org/messier/m/m063.html]SEDS[/URL]) Link-words: Messier Galaxy

M63 the Sunflower

The Sunflower galaxy M63 is one of the early recognized spiral galaxies, listed by Lord Rosse as one of 14 "spiral nebulae" discovered in 1850. It has been classified as of Hubble type Sb or Sc, displaying a patchy spiral pattern which can be traced well to the periphery of its only 6 arc seconds small smooth-textured central region. Thought to be part of the M51 group of galaxies some 37 million light years distant. (Source: SEDS)

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Filename:PW_M63.png
Album name:Whitters / Messier Objects
Rating (2 votes):33333
Link-words:Messier / Galaxy
Image date, time and location:23rd February 2004 01:31
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:Integration time 60 minutes (A stack of 30 x 2 minute exposures). Instrument - Tamron 300mm f2.8 used at f4. ASTRONOMIK IR Block filter, Camera - MX916. Location - OAS Deep Sky Camp II at Headcorn
Filesize:37 KiB
Date added:Feb 26, 2004
Dimensions:600 x 447 pixels
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URL:http://gallery.orpington-astronomy.org.uk/displayimage-123-_M63_the_Sunflower_.html
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