M64 – The Black Eye Galaxy (33h Multi-Telescope LRGBHa)

My latest image of Messier 64, the famous Black Eye Galaxy in Coma Berenices, located ~17 million light-years away.

What makes M64 particularly fascinating is that its outer gas disk rotates in the opposite direction of the inner region—likely evidence of a past merger with a smaller galaxy.

This final image combines data from two different imaging systems:

High-Resolution RGB:

• PlaneWave CDK17 (17" f/6.8)

• ZWO ASI6200MM

• 7.2h RGB

Deep L/Ha/RGB Support:

• Star Instruments RC10C (10" f/7.3)

• QSI 660 WSG8

• L: 8.9h

• R: 3.0h

• G: 3.0h

• B: 3.0h

• Ha: 8.0h

Total Integration: 33+ hours

Location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Processed in PixInsight / Photoshop