Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black-eye galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
The Black Eye of Messier 64, John Michael Bellisario
The Black Eye of Messier 64
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The Black Eye of Messier 64

The Black Eye of Messier 64, John Michael Bellisario
The Black Eye of Messier 64
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The Black Eye of Messier 64

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Continuing to make my way through the Messier catalogue. Here is my first attempt and M 64. This challenging because I took the subs last night (4/20/19) under a nearly full moon. This also took some of the longest time in post yet, the low surface brightness and detail are difficult to pull out of a bright suburban sky. Out of my original 100 150 second subs, over 50 of them were tossed. I plan on adding to the data as the moon wanes hopefully bringing out some more detail of the tightly wrapped arms.

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The Black Eye of Messier 64, John Michael Bellisario