Messier 63, the Sunflower Galaxy in Canes Venatici. A stunning spiral galaxy with a lot of dust located at about 37 million light years away. M63 is part of the M51 group of galaxies.
Image Information:
Shot 3/21-22/2015 from Southern Utah
Camera: Atik 414EX M @ -20C
Scope: TPO 12" F4 with SkyWatcher F4CC
Orion Thin Off Axis Guider with ASI120MM as Guidecam
Mount: Atlas EQ-G
LRGB (Min): 84:45:45:45 Bin 1X1
Orion 2" LRGB filters
DSS and Photoshop
Conditions:
Seeing: ~ 5/10
Transparency: ~ 6/10
Wind: 2-3mph