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M63 (NGC 5055) 2021-03-08
Canes Venatici, distance / approx. 24 million light-years Large spiral galaxy with beautiful spirals. 8.6 mag, visual diameter 12.3′
The fine and complicated spiral structure and the large dark feature on the outside are wonderful. If you look closely, you can see that the pale nebula on the right side, which is a little far away, and the large dark spiral are connected. In addition, there are two spindle-shaped galaxies at the right end of the nebula (see the monochrome inverted image on the upper left)
45 cm newtonian.
The fine and complicated spiral structure and the large dark feature on the outside are wonderful. If you look closely, you can see that the pale nebula on the right side, which is a little far away, and the large dark spiral are connected. In addition, there are two spindle-shaped galaxies at the right end of the nebula (see the monochrome inverted image on the upper left)
45 cm newtonian.
