Messier 64 - The Blackeye Galaxy in Coma Berenices

This 8.5 magnitude galaxy is very easy to view through the scope because it is spread across a small area.  Most telescopes will show the "black eye", a lane of dust some 40,000 light years in diameter.

Location: Texas Star Party, near Fort Davis, Texas
Date/Time: May, 2002
Equipment: 10" LX-200 with SBIG ST-V at f/10, normal mode
Exposure Info:  Four 1 min. integrations. Unguided.
Processing Info: Levels and contrast adjustment in Photoshop 5

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