Object Information

• Name/Designation: Black Eye Galaxy (Messier 64 / NGC 4826)

• Object Type: Spiral Galaxy

• Constellation: Coma Berenices

• Distance from Earth: ~17 million light-years

• Apparent Magnitude: ~8.5

• Angular Size: ~10 arcminutes

Imaging Info

• Date: May 3 & 5, 2024

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Frames: 241 × 60″ exposures (4h 1m)

• Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C

• Bortle Scale: 8/9 (City sky)

Equipment & Guiding

• Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

• Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

• Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

• Filter: Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance 2″

• Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector

• Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope

• Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Software

• Astro Photography Tool (APT)

• PHD2 Guiding

• PixInsight

• BlurXTerminator

• NoiseXTerminator

• StarXTerminator