Object: M64 Common name: Black-eye Galaxy Other names: NGC4826 Optics: 10" LX200GPS at f/6.3 Mount: Standard Field Tripod and Superwedge Camera: SBIG ST-7E Exposure: 95 minutes Sub-exposures: 5 minutes Temp: -5° C Other Accessories: AO-7 (5Hz) Location: Arcadia, CA Date: May 11, 2003 Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, FFR, alignment, and median combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask in Photoshop. Other Notes: M64 is a magnitude 8.68 galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Under dark skies this would probably be a very deep image but because of the extensive light pollution in the San Gabriel Valley (10 miles NE of Los Angeles), this image barely begins to show the fainter detail. « Back to Image Gallery