M64, Black Eye

 Posted: Apr 21st, 2025
Show astrometry on hover
NGC
IC
HD
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 85 мм f/4.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 183 MC
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C
Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, GraXpert, Adobe Photoshop
Exposure:
36 x 300" ISO/Gain: 120
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Petushki Vladimirskaya Oblast, Russia
 Apr 19th, 2025
3 h 0 m
759
Resolution: 2228x1608 px
Scale: 371 KB
A very "difficult" galaxy to process, hard to pull out details, and the aperture is small.
But the object is interesting.
M 64 is two merged galaxies.
The gas-dust disk in the inner part rotates in the opposite direction relative to the rotation of the stars and gas at its periphery.
Angular size 10'x5.4'.
Add comment

Comments

There are no comments on this picture yet

Comments are available only to registered users. Register or log in to leave a comment.