Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M64, Black Eye galaxy

15-May-2026 08:58 ADT 15-May-2026 11:58 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M64, Black Eye galaxy, 18-Apr-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 800
Frames: 5 @ 10m0s
Total Exposure: 50m0s
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
Distance: 24Mly