Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
M94,  Croc's Eye Galaxy, George Hatfield
M94,  Croc's Eye Galaxy
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M94, Croc's Eye Galaxy

M94,  Croc's Eye Galaxy, George Hatfield
M94,  Croc's Eye Galaxy
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M94, Croc's Eye Galaxy

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The data for this image are from the Moana Project (https://erellaz.com/moana/) and consist of R, G and B images totaling 13.75 hours of exposure.  The telescope is a 10" custom reflector (1325mm) equipped with an ASI1600MM camera.  The data were processed in Pixinsight.  SPCC was used to calibrate the image colors.  Stretching this image was difficult because the color in the center of the galaxy is easily overwhelmed, even using GHS.  I had to use GAME masks to protect various portions of the galaxy during GHS stretching.

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M94,  Croc's Eye Galaxy, George Hatfield