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Sunflower galaxy (M63):

3 hours of RGB/Ha data on the Sunflower galaxy (M63) in Canes Venatici some 30 million light years away. The galaxy is thought to contain around 400 billion suns.

 

The Cone nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264):

4.5 hours of SHO data of the Cone nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster which lies in the constellation of Monoceros and is around 2,300 light years away. Here new suns are currently being born inside the dense dust clouds causing them to glow brightly 

Chris Bowden