M 64  -  Black Eye Galaxy


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Object data of M64

Object type: Galaxy (Sa-b)
Size: 10.3' x 5.0'
Magnitude: 9.3mag
Constellation: Com
Distance: 17.3 Mio Ly
   
Notes: The Black Eye Galaxy (Messier 64) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy located 17 million light years away in constellation Coma Berenices. A dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus is a remarkable feature of this galaxy.

Exposure data

Date: 2020-03-18 + 2020-03-19 + 2020-03-24
Location: Nussbach / Austria (400m)
Telescope: TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1490mm)
Camera: QSI 660wsg-8 with Astrodon filters
Binning: L 1x1 / RGB 1x1
Mount: ASA DDM85
Exposure time: L 20x8min / RGB 10x8min each
Exposure time total: 6h 40min
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