M63 (NGC 5055) CVn galaxy Difficulty level 2

Date of observation: 2002/04/07 21:33
Observing site: Makinito
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 4/3/4
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with RA10 at 150x
Width of field: 0.4 degree
This is a bright large galaxy northeast of Cor Caroli. It has a beautiful elliptical shape. There is a moderate central condensation, at the center of which a weak stellar nucleus is detected. The outer regions of the galaxy is faint haze and it is difficult to determine its extent.