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Messier M63

Sunflower Galaxy

Galaxy

Canes Venatici

Intermediate

Angular size

12′ × 8′

Magnitude

8.6

Best months

Mar-Jul

Constellation

Canes Venatici

Catalog IDs

M63

Common aliases

NGC 5055

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Recommended telescopes

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 14

3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture

Frames 58% of APS-C FOV

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 11

2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture

Frames 42% of APS-C FOV

Meade

Meade LX200 10" ACF

2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture

Frames 38% of APS-C FOV

Astro-Tech

Astro-Tech AT12RC

2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture

Frames 36% of APS-C FOV

Takahashi

Takahashi Mewlon-210

2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture

Frames 36% of APS-C FOV

Celestron

Celestron EdgeHD 9.25

2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture

Frames 35% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI2600MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

ZWO

ZWO ASI533MM Pro

3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron EdgeHD 14 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 0.34° × 0.23°

Scale 0.20″/px

Target fills 87% of frame

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Celestron EdgeHD 11 + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

FOV 0.48° × 0.32°

Scale 0.28″/px

Target fills 62% of frame

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Meade LX200 10" ACF + ZWO ASI533MC Pro

FOV 0.26° × 0.26°

Scale 0.31″/px

Target fills 78% of frame

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