A start at M63 Sunflower Galaxy

[x6gas]

Thought I'd continue my summer spiral galaxy hunt and take a stab at M63 - the Sunflower Galaxy.

40 x 300s luminance, 41 flats applied, stacked in AstroArt 5, processed in CS2.

Scope: EdgeHD 11 w/ Optec Lepus reducer (f/6.2)

Mount: CGEM DX

Camera: Atik 490ex @ -18c, 1x1

Guiding: Atik OAG, IMG0H & PHD

Needs more data...

[Mark72]

Very nice details, great processing; good luck with more data.

Mark

[Coco]

Beautiful! absolutely beautiful!

[ultranova]

very clean and sharp image,

are you going to add some colour.

Paul

[Welrod50]

More data !? Why, this is a brill capture ! Nice one

[Naemeth]

Beautiful start, and it can only get better with more data . Would 10 minute subs be feasible?

[x6gas]

Thanks Mark!

[x6gas]

Beautiful! absolutely beautiful!

Beautiful! absolutely beautiful!

Thanks Guy....

[x6gas]

very clean and sharp image,

are you going to add some colour.

Paul

That's definitely the plan Paul. I'm finding that some of these galaxies really fly with a relatively small amount of RGB... so a night on RGB and then another to get some more Lum would be cool!

[x6gas]

More data !? Why, this is a brill capture ! Nice one

Thanks Scott. I would definitely want to push the data harder - there is some interesting nebulosity - but I am not good enough at processing so data capture is all important! Seriously, thanks, but this has way more to give. Watch this space!

[x6gas]

Beautiful start, and it can only get better with more data . Would 10 minute subs be feasible?

Alas I don't think so Jonathan - not with my skies in mid-summer. I reckon I am pretty much near the limit in terms of capture.... but more from processing? Maybe!

[Gina]

Great start - wonderful detail Are you planning to add RGB?

[x6gas]

Great start - wonderful detail Are you planning to add RGB?

Thanks Gina. Yes I do intend to get some RGB. I am curious to see if I can get away with ~an hour per channel, binned 3x3 as I did for M51 recently, or I might try the 460 binned 2x2 instead. I am hopefully going to get the chance to grab at least as much luminance again too...

[Superdavo]

Amazing for a start! I'm sure it will be amazing with more data!

[Delboy_Hog]

Wow, that's lovely - look forward to seeing how it comes along!