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Black Eye Galaxy
M64
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The Black Eye Galaxy M64

Telescope: C11
Mount: MI-250
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Dates: March 12-16, 2007
Exposure: Lum=35x6min (210mins), RGB=6min each, 39 Green, 41 blue, and 39 red subexposures for 924 minutes (15.4hrs) total at -25C
Notes:

This galaxy is about 19 million light years away. Dust is blocking part of the light, giving it the look of a black eye.

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