M64 The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy (Steve Argereow)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com) · Contains: Black Eye Galaxy · Black-eye galaxy · Evil Eye Galaxy · IC 3917 · M 64 · NGC 4826

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M64 The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy

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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.

Information Credits: Wikipedia

Telescope: Explorer Scientific 127mm CF APO Refractor f/7.5
Explore Scientific X0.7X Reducer
Mount Celestron Evolution

Camera ZWOASI2600MC-Pro Temp -15C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50
ZWO EFW
72 X 360 Second Exposures W/Optolong IR/UV Cut Filter
28 X 240 Second Exposures W/Optolong IR/UV Cut Filter
20 Dark Frames/30 Flat/30 Bias
Total Integration Time: 9 Hours 4 Minutes

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Stacked with Deep Sky Stacker
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Processed with Astra Image

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ZWO ASI 2600MC PRO

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RA (center)	12h56m41s.10
RA (top/left)	12h58m28s.92
RA (top/right)	12h58m32s.23
RA (bottom/right)	12h54m52s.58
RA (bottom/left)	12h54m50s.65

Dec (center)	+21°42′20″.5
Dec (top/left)	+21°13′07″.3
Dec (top/right)	+22°10′55″.4
Dec (bottom/right)	+22°11′27″.2
Dec (bottom/left)	+21°13′40″.0

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