M64 Black Eye Galaxy

Image Title: M64 Black Eye Galaxy

Copyright: George Chatzifrantzis

Date image was taken: May 05, 2024

Location: Chalkidiki - Greece

Image Description and Details: The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy and designated Messier 64, M64, or NGC 4826) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices.

Equipment Details: Equipment :
OTA : Newton 12 f4
Mount : EQ8-R
Camera : Atik Apx60
Reducer : Riccardi 2.5" Wynne Newtonian coma corrector
Focuser : Pegasus Astro Prodigy
Guiding : 50mm finderscope via Lodestar X2
Filters : IDAS P2 - Astronomik RBG
DSS - Pix - Cs
Exposure :
L : 2 h
RGB : 2h

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