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Michael A. Stecker
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 M64 "Blackeye Galaxy" (cropped) The "Black Eye Galaxy" (M64)is a spiral galaxy of approximately 100 billion stars, 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. This cropped image is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker using my Celestron 11-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope at f/7 with a ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro color camera on a ZWO AM7 harmonic mount -- its first photo. The exposure time was (100-sec X 72). file: M64_120min-RGBc-11AM7_13Jun26A-a2acrmsm.jpj Click here for full resolution image Photographic Data Date: June, 2026 Telescope: Celestron C11 11-inch SCT at f/7.5 aperture: 2,794 mm, focal ratio with Starizona reducer: f/7.5. reduced focal length: 2,095 mm Mount: ZWO AM7 harmonic (strainwave) mount Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro APS-C color astrocamera Guiding: Off-axis Exposure: 100-sec X 72 (2-hours) .photographic site: James Foster observatory at Pinon Pines Estates (Frazier Park) California (Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevstion)  M64 "Blackeye Galaxy" (not cropped) file: M64_120min-RGBc-11AM7_13Jun26A-a2asm.jpg Click here for full resolution image |
