M63

Object M63
Scale 3.54 arc-secs/pixel
North angle 181.95°
Date 03/29/01
Location Lockwood Valley, CA
Equipment TeleVue 101, ST7E, GM8, UV/IR Filter
Processing Gamma Stretch, overlay Photoshop.
Notes 8 x 5 minute exposures
Background M109 is a barred spiral 55 million light years distant and is a member of the Ursa Major Cloud, a giant but loose agglomeration of galaxies.

 



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