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

M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, Derryk
M64 - Black Eye Galaxy
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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

The Black Eye Galaxy, also known as NGC4826, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices at a distance of about 17 million light-years away.



Taken between February-April 2020 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 1,590 mins (26 hr 30 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 142x300s

Astrodon R: 59x300s

Astrodon G: 58x300s

Astrodon B: 59x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, Derryk