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	Gavin James
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M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy

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Research Assistant: Sam Holden

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The Black Eye Galaxy
M64, NGC 4826
Spiral Galaxy
Coma Berenices
14 million light years
+8.4
10 arcminutes
44,000 light years
1779, Edward Pigott
March
12h 57m 45s
+21º 34’ 08”
Celestron EdgeHD 8"
7 nights in April 2020
RGB = 12 x 600s each
L = 33 x 1200s
17 hours