[AZ-Observing] M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy

From: "Bernard Miller" <bgmiller011@xxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:23:58 -0700

Hi,
 

Here is a picture of M64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy and the
Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 20 million light years
away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is about 45,000 light years in
diameter. An interesting fact about this galaxy is the inner part of the
galaxy (about 3000 light years in diameter) is rotating in the opposite
direction from the outer part of the galaxy (about 40,000 light years in
diameter). 

 

http://www.azstarman.net/M64.htm

 

Bernard

 

 

 

 



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