Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  Black Eye Galaxy  ·  Black-eye galaxy  ·  Evil Eye Galaxy  ·  M 64  ·  NGC 4826
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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, Hunter Outten
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Messier 64, which is also known as the “Black Eye” or “Evil Eye Galaxy”. Located in the Coma Berenices constellation, roughly 24 million light-years from Earth, this spiral galaxy is famous for the dark band of absorbing dust that lies in front of the galaxy’s bright nucleus (relative to Earth). Integration time 6 hoursExplore Scientific 102mm EDT ZWO ASI2600MC-PRO Gain 100/-20cOptolong UV/IR CutiOptron GEM 28Pixinsight/ASIAIR

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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, Hunter Outten