Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
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Messier-94 in Canes Venatici, Alberto Lopez
Messier-94 in Canes Venatici
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Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736 or Cat's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, with two ring structures.

M94 has an inner ring wand an outer ring. They appear to form at resonance points in the disk of the galaxy. The inner ring is the site of strong star formation activity and is sometimes referred to as a starburst ring. The outer ring is not a closed stellar ring, but a complex structure of spiral arms.

This picture has the particularity it's a combination of 2 scopes and cameras: long focal distance with a SCT scope taking the nucleous, and a refractor taking the outer part.

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Messier-94 in Canes Venatici, Alberto Lopez