Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
The Black Eye (M64) is a spiral galaxy approximately 24 million light years away from Earth in the Coma Berenices constellation. It gets its name from the dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus.
This image was made from a mixture of data from February 2nd, April 1st and April 15th 2015.
75 x 30 second exposures at 6400 ISO
28 x 20 second exposures at 6400 ISO
36 x 15 second exposures at 3200 ISO
30 x dark frames
16 flat frames
48 x offset/bias frames
Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
The Black Eye (M64) is a spiral galaxy approximately 24 million light years away from Earth in the Coma Berenices constellation. It gets its name from the dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus.
This image was made from a mixture of data from February 2nd, April 1st and April 15th 2015.
75 x 30 second exposures at 6400 ISO
28 x 20 second exposures at 6400 ISO
36 x 15 second exposures at 3200 ISO
30 x dark frames
16 flat frames
48 x offset/bias frames