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Black-eye Galaxy
M64
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Coma Berenices
Distance 19,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 26 Apr 2009 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 24x5 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop