Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
M64 - The Black Eye Nebula, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)
M64 - The Black Eye Nebula
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M64 - The Black Eye Nebula

M64 - The Black Eye Nebula, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)
M64 - The Black Eye Nebula
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M64 - The Black Eye Nebula

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Here is my first attempt imaging M64.  I need a longer focal length scope to get more detail. 
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. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier the next year. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye", "Evil Eye", or "Sleeping Beauty" galaxy. M64 is well known among amateur astronomers due to its form in small telescopes and visibility across inhabited latitudes.

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M64 - The Black Eye Nebula, Nathan Morgan (TheAstroNate)