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M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy (Captured 2/24/25)
M64 (also known as Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 17 million light years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in 1779 and by Charles Messier the next year.
The annotated image to the left shows other items of interest in the capture.
I captured this image from my backyard observatory over three nights (February 21, 23 and 24, 2025) The image consists a total of 1 hour 50 minutes of Hydrogen Alpha, 4 hours 10 minutes of Red, 1 hour 52 minutes of Green, and 2 hours 8 minutes of Blue for a total integration time of twelve hours and 16 minutes. I processed the images using PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop software. I used my Astro-Tech AT130-EDT telescope, with a focal length of 910mm, a ZWO 2600MM astronomy camera, Antlia 3nm Ha narrow band filter, and Antlia 'V' Series LRGB filters. I used the Orion Short-Tube 80 guide scope and ZWO 220MM Mini guide camera all atop the iOptron CEM70AW telescope mount.
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