M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

This galaxy is sometimes called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy.  The interesting characteristic about this object is that the stars and gasses in the exterior are rotating the oposite direction of the center of the galaxy.  Estimated to be from 10 - 20 million light years away.

Date:  04-15-04

Telescope: RC14.5 (.75x)        Camera:ST8XE

Exposure Time: four 5 minutes exposure no binning

Processing: Maxim,reduced, DDP, Adobe processed