M 63 Archives - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

M63, the "Sunflower" galaxy. 30 May 2025.

07/18/2025

The Messier 63 spiral galaxy: un image – 30 May 2025

We are pleased to present this amazing image of the stunning spiral galaxy Messier 63 (NGC 5055), spotted by the main robotic unit part of our project. The image above comes from the average...

Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: 28 May 2017

galaxy / supernova

05/29/2017

Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: a new image (28 May 2017)

Do you remember Messier 63 and the SN 2017dfc supernova behind it? At Virtual Telescope we do and are pleased to show this new image, with the transient barely visible, on its way to...

Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: 21 Apr. 2017

galaxy / supernova

04/22/2017

Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: an image (21 Apr. 2017)

On 20 April 2017, the GAIA mission reported the discovery of a faint transient, not far from the nucleus of the stunning spiral galaxy Messier 63. Later, it was confirmed to be a supernova,...