M64 the Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices.
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M64 the Black Eye Galaxy (also called Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or Evil Eye Galaxy) is a relatively isolated spiral galaxy 17 million light-years away in the mildly northern constellation of Coma Berenices. It was discovered by Edward Pigott in March 1779, and independently by Johann Elert Bode in April of the same year, as well as by Charles Messier the next year. A dark band of absorbing dust partially in front of its bright nucleus gave rise to its nicknames of the "Black Eye", "Evil Eye", or "Sleeping Beauty" galaxy.
