M 64 (NGC 4826) Galaxy in Coma Berenices
Located at: RA 12 hours 56 minutes 44 seconds, Dec +21 degrees 41 minutes 05 seconds
Size: 10.1 ' x 5.4'; Magnitude: 9.4 blue: Class: (R)SA(rs)ab
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -10c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.53 |
| Image: |
Red (Hoya 25A) filter, 140 minutes (14 x 10 minute subs), 06/17/2006 |
| Processing: |
CCDStack 1.1, Photoshop 7.0 |
| Location: |
Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s) |
| Notes: |
From the NGC / IC Project: Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 4826 NGC 4826 = M64 = U08062 = MCG +04-31-001 = CGCG 130-001 = Black-eye Galaxy = PGC 44182 12 56 43.6 +21 40 57 V = 8.5; Size 10.0x5.4; SB = 12.7; PA = 115d 13.1": very bright, large, oval 2:1 WNW-ESE, 6'x3', small bright core, almost stellar nucleus. The famous curved dark patch = "Blackeye" located NE of the core is quite prominent and visible with direct vision. Located 55' NE of the tight double star 35 Comae. - by Steve Gottlieb |