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Photographer:

strudolyubov

Location of Photo:

Abiqui Lake, New Mexico, USA

Date/Time of photo:

April-May, 2021

Equipment:

250mm f/4.0 Lacerta PhotoNewton Newtonian reflector, ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera, Astrodon LRGB and 5 nm H-alpha filters, Orion HDX-110 EQ-G mount

Description:

M63, the Sunflower Galaxy, one of the gems of the spring deep sky. M63 is a beautiful example of a flocculent spiral with fragmented disk dotted with active star-forming regions. M63 disk is surrounded by a faint halo and tidal loops probably related to interactions with a smaller companion galaxy. Total exposure: 12.5 hours Photographer: Sergey Trudolyubov, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA

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