Astrophotographer captures Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy M64 in stunning detail (photo)

A comet on the right has a red/pink nucleus in the center and a glowing greeny blue coma which stretches out into a long tail to the right. The black eye galaxy shines bright but has a distinct dark patch covering one side of the galaxy center.

In a race against the clock, before the entire scene set below the horizon, astrophotographer Greg Meyer managed to capture this incredible image of Comet 13P/Olbers zipping through space alongside The Black Eye Galaxy (M64).

"I had only 1 night to grab this shot, and only about 1 hour to do it. It was sinking fast below the horizon after sunset," Meyer told Space.com in an email.