M64, the Blackeye Galaxy |
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M64 is a pleasing galaxy visible during
so-called "Galaxy Season" in the Northern Hemisphere. It's
reasonably sized and bright, enough that it is visible with an
8" telescope even from my light-polluted back yard.
M64 is nicknamed the Black Eye Galaxy. It earned this moniker
thanks to its distinctly large dust lane. I recall a picture of
this galaxy in an older book on the universe, and in that
picture it really looked like a black eye staring back at me
from the void of space. |
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Constellation:
Coma Berenices |
When Visible:
February - May |
Distance:
19 Million Light-years |
Date:
April 2020 |
Location:
West Chester, Ohio |
Exposure Details:
13 x 5 Minutes binned 1x1
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Equipment Used:
TMB-152 (6" Apochromatic refractor) on an Astro-Physics AP1200 GTOmount. SBIG ST-2000XCM camera with IDAS LP2 filter. |
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Acquisition Software :
MaximDL |
Processing Software:
MaximDL, Photoshop CS5 |
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