The Sunflower Galaxy
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Messier 63 - a flocculent spiral 27 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. Unlike grand-design galaxies with their sweeping arms, M63 breaks its two main arms into dozens of short, feathery segments that give it that distinctive petal-like appearance. Deep exposures also reveal two companion galaxies hiding in the field: UGC 8313, a tiny edge-on spiral suspected to be a true physical neighbor, and UGC 8365 in the lower left - a background barred spiral at 69 million light-years, coincidentally aligned behind the group.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Svbony UV/IR-Cut
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 5hrs 50min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260423_m63

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