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M64 - the Black-eye Galaxy
A relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices.  A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus inspires its "Black Eye" nickname.

M64 - the Black-eye Galaxy

A relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus inspires its "Black Eye" nickname.




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Filename:M64_20210409_LRGB3_v1.jpg
Album name:27telp / Galaxies
Location and Date:OCA site near Anza, California, 4/9/2021
Equipment:William Optics FLT-132 refractor, Astro-Physics 1200GTO mount, ZWO ASI1600mm CMOS camera, Mini-Borg 50 guide scope, Starlight Express Ultrastar guide camera
Settings:15 exposures @300 seconds each in Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue, bin 1x1
Notes:Software: Capture, Sequence Generator Pro; guiding, PHD2; Calibration and stacking, CCDStack2; Final processing - PixInsight 1.8.9 and Photoshop CC
Filesize:1452 KiB
Date added:Aug 01, 2022
Dimensions:2302 x 1708 pixels
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