|
Michael A. Stecker
|
| Home Astronomy Index Galaxies Supernova Remnant Bright Nebulae My Astrobin Gallery |
|
M64 "Blackeye Galaxy"
with Celestron 9.25-inch EdgeHD SCT at f/7 from Los Angeles version 1 M64 "The Blackeye Galaxy" is 17 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a relatively bright galaxy of magnitude 9.3, but difficult to photograph from my light polluted Los Angeles backyard. file: MM64-Cel925-b2b-GXPdnd6-b.jpg Cropped photo Click here for full resolution photo Photographic Data telescope: Celestron 9.25-inch EdgeHD SCT at f/7 (focal length 1,650 mm) guiding: SVBony 60-mm refractor guide scope mount: ZWO AM5 harmonic mount . imaging camera: ZWO ASI533MC-Pro one-shot color astro-camera cooled to14-degrees F with Optalong L-Pro filter . exposures: 36 x 200 seconds (total 2 hours) control & processing: ZWO Asiair Plus for acquisition and stacking Photoshop Elements for post-processing . photographic site: West Los Angeles (heavily light polluted Bortle 9)  M64 "Blackeye Galaxy" with Celestron 9.25-inch EdgeHD SCT at f/7 from Los Angeles version 2 file: M64-Cel925-b2b-GXPdnd6-b2GXPdnd8t-1c.jpg Cropped photo Click here for full resolution photo |
 M64 "Blackeye Galaxy" with Celestron 11-inch black tube SCT at f/7 from Frazier Park file: M64_245minC11on792024-b1x1asm.jpg Cropped photo Click here for full resolution photo Photographic Data Date: July 9, 2024 telescope: Celestron 11-inch (black tube) SCT at f/7 (Starizona focal reducer) Focal Length: 1995 mm . camera: ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro full frame one-shot color astro-camera image was cropped . exposures: 245 minutes (4 hours) . photographic site: James Foster observatory at Pinon Pines Estates Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevation |
