This image of M64 is a single 5 minute exposure taken on April 17th, 1998 with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
12:56.7
DEC (2000)
21:41
Magnitude
8.5
Size
9.3 x 5.4 arc min
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Other Name
NGC 4826
Distance
~ 12 million Light Years
Object Type
Sb- Spiral Galaxy
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