Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy (M64).

Eye for an Eye: NASA Sees Close Up View of Black Eye Galaxy Take a look at the black eye of Messier 64. By Jace Dela Cruz Published: Jul 20 2023, 09:10 AM EDT .

Extragalactic pugilist M64, the Blackeye Galaxy in Coma Berenices, ... High power is required to see its black eye, which skilled observers have glimpsed through apertures as small as 2.4 inches.

M64, the Black Eye Galaxy, imaged on Aug. 25, 2024. (Image credit: Greg Meyer) In the image you can make out the dark band of dust that sweeps across one side of the nucleus, giving the Black Eye ...