M63 SUNFLOWER

[Kevin Phillips]

Hi all spent two nights capturing the sunflower galaxy. 

Weather was nice and clear. First night 60 frames and second night 120 frames.

I have attached two images 1st night and second night so you can see the difference when you add more lights to create better image. 

Equipment used

Horizon 714mm duplet refractor. 
Zwoasi294 colour camera and L pro Optilong filter.

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[tcos...@gmail.com]

Hi Kevin

These are really nice images of the Sunflower Galaxy. It’s a lovely colourful target but it is small, so therefore more difficult to image. You’ve therefore done really well to capture so much of the detail and colour. The additional imaging time also shows how image quality improves with more photons! I imaged this galaxy back in 2019 using LRGB and Ha filters and the Ha channel makes quite a difference bringing up bright red star-forming regions in the galaxy’s arms. I guess that’s one area where monochrome CCD cameras have the edge over colour cameras!

Great images - well done.

Tim C

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[Kevin Phillips]

Thank you, Tim, for your comments and encouragement. It's my 3rd attempt on this beautiful image. It was my dream to capture this well before I went into astrophotography. 

Kev

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