M 64 in Virgo 27th March 2020 @ 01:20 UT
M64 (Black Eye Galaxy) spiral galaxy. The darker core was visible in the first frame.
Image: 15 seconds x 120 frames (1800 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 7.5 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M 64 is 14 million light years distant.
Charles Messier added M 64 in 1780.