M64 The Black Eye Galaxy
Image information:
| Date: | 05/31/2025 |
| Equipment: | QHY178c camera with QHY CFW3S filter wheel using Baader CMOS optimized LRGB filter set through APM/LZOS 105/650 APO telescope on Pegasus Astro NYX-101 mount. The telescope was working at f6.2 with Astro-Tech 2" field flattener. |
| Image type: | LRGB |
| Exposure time: | 30X3min L, R, G & B each binned 1X1. |
| Comment: |
Object information:
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Object designations: |
M64, NGC 4826, Black Eye Galaxy, Sleeping Beauty Galaxy |
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Object type: |
Spiral galaxy |
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Object size: |
10.7' X 5.1' |
| Constellation: |
Coma Berenices
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Comment: |
M64 is notable for striking band of dark dust that partially obscures its bright core. Its internal motion is also unusual. The gas in the outer regions of M64 is rotating in the opposite direction from the gas and stars in its inner regions. This is most likely result of a merger between M64 and a satellite galaxy over a billion years ago. M64 is about 17 million ly distant and it has the diameter of some 54 kly. |
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