Messier 64 is a galaxy, which can be located in constellation Coma Berenices. The name “Black Eye” or sometimes “Evil Eye” got from the central dark cloud, which blocks partially the light coming from there. This galaxy is relatively close to us – only 17 million light-year, which is significantly less compared to visually neighboring galaxies in constellation Virgo.

Technical details:
Telescope | Newton 254/1000 mm |
Aperture | 254 mm |
Focal length | 1060 mm |
Mount | Gemini G53f |
Autoguiding | ZWO 174MM, TS 60/240 mm |
Camera | ZWO 071 Pro @-10°C |
Corrector | Explore Scientific HR coma corrector |
Filters | Astronomik L-1 - UV IR Block Filter |
Exposure | 24x180s, Gain 94, bin 1x1, |
Date | 2019-05-23 |
[…] season continues. After capturing M64 galaxy, I pointed my telescope to another one. Specifically to Messier 102 called Spindle Galaxy, which is […]