The Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy; has a spectacular dark band of absorbing dust in front of the galaxy's bright nucleus, giving rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye" or "Evil Eye" galaxy. It is approximately 17 million light years from earth.

Optics and mount: Meade 10" ACF f/6.7 on Takahashi Em-200
Camera: Canon 350D. Guided with MiniBorg 60ED and DSI pro II.
Filters: None
Exposures: 16 x 300 sec. ISO 800
Software: DSLRFocus, Maxim DL (Guiding, calib), Photoshop CS2.
Date and Location 01.04.2009 / 59 11 47.83 N. - 10 22 29.33 E

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