M63 is a flocculent spiral galaxy without well defined spiral arms. It is 29 million light years from earth and is about the same size as the Milky Way. In infrared there are two well defined arms. It is embedded in a vast halo of stars and stellar streams which extend far beyond the confines of this image.

LRGB (hours): 10:3:3:3; clear 30 x 20 minutes bin 1x1, RGB each 12 x 15 minutes bin 2x2
RCOS 20", SBIG STL 11K, Paramount MEII, Astrodon filters CRGB
Pixinsight, Photoshop CC, Carboni actions for vertical banding
April and May 2020