M64, the Black Eye Galaxy is also known as the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy or the Evil Eye Galaxy. There are a couple of interesting things about this spiral galaxy that lies approximately 17 million light-years away from Earth.
Imagine dropping out of hyperlight flight five light years and slightly above the galactic plane of the Sombrero Galaxy. Would the bridge of your interstellar voyager be bathed in the immense stellar glow of this beautiful galaxy? What a sight that would be. As mentioned in earlier posts, this galaxy is very photogenic and is can be easily seen by the amateur astronomer.