Optics :
Filter(s) :
Mount :
Landgraaf
Orion Optics UK 10" f4.8 Newton + Paracorr
IDAS LPS-P2
Losmandy G-11
Camera :
Exposure info :
Total Exposure :
Canon 20D
17 x 300 sec @ ISO800
1h 25m
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Higher Resolution 1024 x 768 Pixel (208 kB)
Maximum Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (281 kB)
Additional notes and remarks:
Object info
Messier 64, also known as the Black Eye galaxy features a dark and prominent dust lane.
The galaxy can be found in the constellation Coma Berenices and lies at a distance of 19 million light years.
Recent studies of the galaxy have revealed that the gas in the outer regions of M64 rotates in the opposite direction from the gas and stars in the inner region of the galaxy.
Current explanation for this behaviour is the possible collision and absorption of another galaxy.
Processing
ImagesPlus 2.8 was used to calibrate the light frames with 25 darks, 30 flats and 20 bias frames.
Photoshop CS2 was used for post-processing, levels and curves adjustments. DBE in PixInsight.
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