M63 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, estimated variously to be between 24 and 36 million light years distant.
| Exposure |
• 4 hours (24 X 10 minutes) @ -20°C • Dusk flats • Camera position angle: 0° |
| Processing |
• With PixInsight: ☞ Calibrate, star-align, and integrate subframes ☞ Crop to eliminate extraneous surrounding areas ☞ Histogram transformation ☞ High dynamic range on central region • Noise reduction with Topaz Photo AI • Final tweaking and sizing in Photoshop CS6 |
| Date and Location |
• May 25, 2023 • Louisa County, Virginia, USA |
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Equipment |
• TMB-130SS APO refractor @ f/7 on an A-P 1200 mount • ZWO ASI-1600MC Pro color camera • Guided with a ZWO ASI-120M camera on a 60mm f/5 scope • Imaging and autoguiding with MaxIm DL 6.20 • Automated image acquisition with ACP Observatory Control |
Updated May 29, 2023