| Object : | IM64, Black Eye Galaxy |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 12h56m, DEC: +21o40' |
| Object size : | 10.7' x 5.1' |
| Object magnitude : | 8.52 |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Black Eye Galaxy |
| Date : | 2023-04-17 |
| Time (UT) : | 20:21 to 22:38 |
| Mount : | Skywatcher HEQ5, HEQ5 mount project |
| Guide system: | Astroberry, in dithering mode, Guide telescope 200 mm f/3.5, camera QHY5 |
| Lens/telescope : |
Pentax 645 300 mm ED f/4.0, Pentax 645 300 mm project |
| Field : |
6.9 x 4.6 degrees (at full frame) |
| Filter : | none |
| Camera : |
Canon EOS 6D, camera temperature 9 degree Celsius |
| Control system : |
Raspberry / Astroberry, with GPS |
| 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 |
| Site : | Sweden, Stockholm, Björnö Nature reservation. Bortle class 4 |
| 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.
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. |
| Date : | 2023-04-17 |
| Field (FOV) : | Cropped to 1x1 degree |
| Comment : |
The name Dark Eye Galaxy 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. |
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