Derby and District Astronomical Society
Messier 64 (NGC 4826)
The Black Eye Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
RA 12h 56m 42s Dec +21° 41' 00"
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This image of M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy - was captured by Peter Branson on March 24th 2025 and produced from 1 hour's exposure (60 x 60 second images) taken with a new ZWO ASI585MC colour camera attached to a Celestron C9.25 Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope, mounted on a SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount. The set of images was stacked in Nebulosity and imported into PixInsight for further processing and sharpening. Peter says: "The new camera is proving to be a fantastic addition to my kit - I'm delighted with the results." Image Credit: Peter Branson. |
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Adrian Brown took the following image of the Black-Eye galaxy (M64) in Coma Berenices on the 10th May 2005. He used a monochrome ATK-2HS camera and a Celestron C11 scope at F6.3. The image was created from just over 26 minutes of exposures (40 x 40 second exposures). Image Credit: Adrian Brown. |
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