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M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy

21:18 EDT April 24, 2003.
Starlight Express MX-916 on 3.5" Questar at f/6.6.
44 six-minute self-guided exposures (i.e., 4.4 hours)
two in red, two in blue, 40 in clear, and several through clouds. Log-log stretch.
Note the small galaxy UGC 8313 near the upper-right corner.
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