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  Sunflower Galaxy
The Sunflower Galaxy is a galaxy which is located in the constellation Canes Venatici.
The Sunflower Galaxy is located at 13 15.8 right ascension and 42 02 declination.
This Galaxy has an apparent angular size of 10 x 6 and a visual brightness of 8.6.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /galaxies/sunflower.htm   (72 words)

  
 APOD: 2000 June 27 - M63: The Sunflower Galaxy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
spiral galaxies visible in the north sky is M63, the
M63 interacts gravitationally with M51 (the Whirlpool Galaxy) and
Sunflower Galaxy rotate about the center at a
antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov /apod/ap000627.html   (133 words)

  
 Sunflower Galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sunflower Galaxy (also known as Messier 63, M63, or NGC 5055) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation.
The Sunflower Galaxy is part of the M51 Group, a group of galaxies that also includes the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).
M63 is one of the early recognized spiral galaxies, listed by Lord Rosse as one of 14 "spiral nebulae" discovered in 1850.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunflower_Galaxy   (115 words)

  
 Messier Object 63
Messier 63 (M63, NGC 5055), nicknamed the Sunflower Galaxy, is a beautiful spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.
The Sunflower galaxy M63 is one of the early recognized spiral galaxies, listed by Lord Rosse as one of 14 "spiral nebulae" discovered to 1850.
Although 6 degrees south, it apparently forms a physical group with M51 and several smaller galaxies, the M51 group, which is about 37 million light years distant.
www.seds.org /messier/m/m063.html   (209 words)

  
 M-63, Spiral Galaxy, aka The Sunflower Galaxy
To others, the structure apparently resembles some vast celestial flower, since the galaxy has received the popular name of the "Sunflower".
The sudden discontinuity in the brightness between the inner and outer spiral features is the chief characteristic of the M63 type of galaxies, which are known as "multiple-arm spirals".
The very beautiful spiral NGC 2841 in Ursa Major would have a very similar appearance if its outer arms were a little looser in structure.
www.kopernik.org /images/archive/m63.htm   (300 words)

  
 Sunflower Galaxy (M63, NGC 5055)
A spiral galaxy (type Sb or Sc) in Canes Venatici that appears to lie in the M51 Group dominated by the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51); it was discovered in 1779 by Pierre Méchain.
The Sunflower's spiral arms show up as a grainy background, which brightens slowly at first, going in from the periphery, but then rapidly to the nuclear region.
It hosted a Type I supernova (1971I), first seen on May 25, 1971, which reached magnitude 11.8.
www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/S/Sunflower_Galaxy.html   (146 words)

  
 Telescope Reviews: The Sunflower Galaxy - M63
Realising the outer regions of this galaxy are very dim, do you think maybe the number of 5 minute subs weren't enough with just 25 of them?
I want to use the SCT this moon cycle, but I'll be moving the mount so I can track further west near the equator and go for some Virgo and Coma galaxies.
hi gang - i wanted to bring deans sunflower back to the front because i didn't get a comment in.
www.cloudynights.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/ccd/Number/914143/page/6/view/collapsed/sb/9/o/o/fpart/all   (1192 words)

  
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Deer Lick Galaxy Group - NGC7331, Stephen's Quintet
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) and dark nebula Barnard 168
M65, M66, NGC3628 - The Leo Trio of Galaxies
www.ricksastro.com /DSOs/Date.shtml   (59 words)

  
 Telescope Reviews: The Sunflower Galaxy - M63
Did the moon glow push the light info up too fast?
Here's one with the SCT took last year.
Unfortunately, my view to the north will be blocked.
www.cloudynights.com /ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/914143/page/6/view/collapsed/sb/9/o/all/fpart/all/vc/1   (1192 words)

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