M88

Date of exposure: 20th April, 2012

Camera: QHY9 (Mono)

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106

Exposure Details: LRGB (Lum = 10 x 100sec, R = 10 x 300 sec, 10 = 3 x 300 sec, 10 = 7 x 300 sec)

Capture Software: MaximDL 5.0

Image Processing: Stacked using CCDStack, Processed using Photoshop CS3

Imaged from: Arcadia, NSW, Australia

M88 (NGC 4501) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Coma Berenices (near Virgo) and is part of what's known as the Virgo cluster of galaxies. It lies at a distance of about 60 million light years and has a diameter of roughly 130,000 light years.

M64 Black Eye Galaxy

Date of exposure: 19th May, 2012

Camera: QHY9 (Mono)

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106

Exposure Details: LRGB (Lum = 10 x 100sec, R = 4 x 300 sec, G = 3 x 300 sec, B = 7 x 300 sec)

Capture Software: MaximDL 5.0

Image Processing: Stacked using CCDStack, Processed using Photoshop CS3

Imaged from: Arcadia, NSW, Australia

M64 (NGC 4826) is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices (near Virgo) and has a diameter of roughly 85,000 light years. It has a band of dark matter which gives it it's name of the Black Eye Galaxy. Recent studies have shown that the outer ring is actually orbiting in the opposite direction to the inner core region, indicating that this is the result of 2 colliding galaxies.