Messier 64 - The Black Eye Galaxy

Messier 64, also know as The Black Eye Galaxy, the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy, or the Evil Eye Galaxy and designated NGC 4826, is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. It has a diameter 53,800 light-years. Messier 64 is part of the Virgo Supercluster.

It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier the next year. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye", "Evil Eye", or "Sleeping Beauty" galaxy.

Messier 64 is well known among amateur astronomers due to its form in small telescopes and visibility across inhabited latitudes.

Equipment:
OTA: Apertura 6" Ritchey-Chrétien Reflector (f/9)
Filter: SVBONY CLS City Light Supression filter
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp)
Mount: Explore Scientific EX02GT w/PMC-8
240x30s subs (2 hours) stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with darks & flats
Processed with GraXpert, Topaz Denoise, Siril