M63 - Galaxy Season in Full Swing
Askar 151phq Refractor; AP Mach2 Mount
QHY600M, - Chroma Broadband and 6.5 nm Ha Filters
L: (77 x 100s, Bin 1, Gain 100)
H: (49 x 600s Bin 1, Gain 100)
R,G,B: (47,49,51 x 120s, Bin 1, Gain 100)
Total integration time = 15.2 hrs (Jan 24-28, 2025) Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
M63, soon to be featured in
APRealSpace.com, is worth a download and pixel peep. It is called a "Flocculent Galaxy" because of its patchwork of starry "wool" in between a network of dust lanes.