Wallpaper author:
Vasile Unguru
25 Sept 2022
Messier 64
M64/NGC 4826 or Black Eye Galaxy is a spiral galaxy from Coma Berenices. Distance from Earth is around 17 million light years.
Data acquired with SPA-2 telescope with LRGB filter set.
L=4x300 sec + 8x600 sec
R=5x300 sec + 8x600 sec
G=4x300 sec + 8x600 sec
B=4x300 sec + 8x600 sec
Processed the Observation bundle with Astropixelprocessor and Pixinsight.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M64
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 194.1821 Dec 21.68266
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Mar 2021 - 03 Feb 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 643 | 2h30m | 14 |
| Green | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Blue | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Luminance | 554 | 2h | 13 |