Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black-eye galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, pete_xl
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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

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M64 is about 24 million lightyears away from us. It s characterized by a band of absorbing dust particles that obscure part of its central region. The dark cloud extends about 8000 lightyears.

Imaged with a standard Pentax K3ii attached to a TS Photoline 130/910 mm telescope.100 x 180s exposure @ ISO 800.

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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, pete_xl

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