M64. The Black Eye Galaxy |
Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenice |
The
black eye galaxy, also known as "sleeping beauty galaxy", has as main
characteristic a dark cloud that obscures part of the light of its core. Distance to earth: 19,000,000 light years Visual Magnitude: 8.5 More information: Messier index. M64 |
Date and location | 26-may-2023. Caraquiz, Guadalajara |
Telescope | GSO RC12 on ASA DDM85 mount. No autoguide |
Camera | Moravian G3 16200. Hutech IDAS LPS and Baader R, G, B filters |
Image Processing | L: 240x300s, RGB: 64x300s. Processed with Pixinsight. |
Date and
location |
2-may-2005. Caraquiz,
Madrid, Spain |
Telescope | 8" Meade LX200GPS, f=2000mm, Equatorial. |
Camera | Artemis-285, Focal reducer
0,45. FIRST LIGHT !!!! |
Image
processing |
L: 4x5min, RGB: 1x5min
exposures stacked and RGB with CADET. LRGB and final processing
with Adobe Photoshop |
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