Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
M94, 1074j
M94
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M94

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Second time imaging this object with the goal to bring out the outer ring. This is a very difficult to do as it's so dim and the core is so bright. I had to use a combination of exposures plus lightly and heavy stretching and layer it all together. In spite of 20 500s luminosity subs, there was still a fair amount of noise present in the final image. Seeing and transparency were good from my Bortle 1-2 site. 5x100s, 20x500s L, 8 x 250s RGB. I acquired some Ha from the first attempt that I may add at some future point as I've spent long enough on this image.

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M94, 1074j