MESSIER OBJECT 63 - THE SUNFLOWER GALAXY.  A bright spiral galaxy located approximately 35 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.

L20/R12/G12/B16 with color frames binned 2x2

Imaged at Tres Placitas Observatory Santa Fe, NM March 2003

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