Galaxies
Messier 64
Black Eye Galaxy
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| Object : | IM64 (NGC 4826) |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 12h56m, DEC: +21o40' |
| Object size : | 10.7' x 5.1' |
| Apparent magnitude : | 8.52 |
| Distance : | 17.3 Mly |
| No solar mass : | 1e14 |
| Type : | SA |
| Discovered by : | Edward Pigott, year 1779 |
| Find in constellation : | Coma Berenices |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Black Eye Galaxy |
| Exp. time : | 60x120 seconds at ISO1600, with every 3rd dithered |
| Image process tool : | Siril, Gimp, Irfanview |
| Processing : | cal dark, flat |
| Weather : | clear sky, no Moon, temperature +1 degrees Celsius |
| Comment : |
In the constellation Coma Berenices you find a galaxy cluster.
This photo is centered the galaxy M64, it also have the name Black Eye Galaxy.
The name comes from the dark spot in center of the galaxy.
Little bit difficult to see here with this low magnification.
The distance to the galaxy is 17 million light years.
It's not until the local time is 23:30 it's dark enough for astrophotographing and it ends already at 02:00.
Click on the image above to see the details, not so many galaxies as I expected.
But with some computer assist from Astrometry.net: M64 plate solved, there they are. |
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