Updated
M64May 9th, 2025
33 m
Processed old frames, a total of 11 taken with Virtuoso 130, will reshoot in the future with Askar 71F, it's sharper.
M64
Photo description / processing
M64 - Black Eye Galaxy.
Distance: 17 million light-years.
A distinctive feature of this object is its origin from two merged galaxies with different rotation directions. As a result, the gas and dust disk in the inner region rotates in the opposite direction relative to the stars and gas at its periphery.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 130/650
- Camera
- Zwo ASI662MC
- Mount
- ZWO AM5
- Guide Camera
- ZWO ASI120MM
- Software
- DeepSkyStacker, GraXpert, GIMP
- Location
- Kyzyl, Russia
Light pollution
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 8 × 180″ · ISO/Gain: 252 ·
Total exposure: 24 m
Photo versions
Current photo
M64Apr 9th, 2024
24 m
M64 - Black Eye Galaxy. Distance: 17 million light-years. A distinctive feature of this object is its origin from two merged galaxies with different rotation directions. As a result, the gas and dust disk in the inner region rotates in the opposite direction relative to the stars and gas at its periphery.
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