Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
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Black Eye Galaxy, Andre van Zegveld
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Black Eye Galaxy

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Black Eye Galaxy

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M64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy and the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 20 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is about 45,000 light years in diameter, and the inner part of the galaxy (about 3000 light years in diameter) is rotating in the opposite direction from the outer part of the galaxy (about 40,000 light years in diameter). June 2018 with CFF-185 APO & SBIG STL-11000 camera. 71 x 60 Sec. Total 11.8 hours. Andre van Zegveld, 2018

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Black Eye Galaxy, Andre van Zegveld

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