M63

The Sunflower galaxy. A beatiful galaxy. I had some problems with my guiding last night. Kept jumping up and down, but I managed to get about 2 hours with sort-of round stars. At the Harestua Solar observatorium, the skies where exceptionally clear. We could clearly see details in the belts of Jupiter, so I figured I'd try this galaxy. The small galaxy at the bottom right corner is UGC 8313.
Tech details : Pentax K5, ISO-800, TPO 6" w/ AP CCD67 reducer (f/6), Celestron Advanced VX mount, 23x5 min guided exposures, QHY-5II guide camera, Orion Mini Guider scope. Stacking in DSS, processing in PS and IrfanView.