Messier 64, the Black Eye Galaxy. For the presentation of this image I have cropped down my 1.5d FOV by almost half to focus on the galaxy. To present the surrounding IFN in all its splendor will require lots more subs and longer exposure times. A good project for next year.
It was challenging processing this with the heavily cropped field. Also, looking at the number of images of M64 on the web we see many different colour presentations so it is hard to tell whether there is a correct approach or not. Anyway, this is what I finished up with or more to the point - where the data led me
Link to image on Astrobin here.
Click on image in Astrobin for larger version.
Cheers.