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Shane Yarnall

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The Sunflower Galaxy image

The Sunflower Galaxy


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This is M 63 in Canes Venatici. It is a beautiful galaxy with a lot of structure in the arms. Note the many background galaxies including the edge on galaxy to the right of the center bright star. There is also more outer arm structure in the center on the right side.

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  • Randy Brewer
  • Randy Brewer
  • January 19, 2022