Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
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Cat’s Eye Galaxy / M94, Kanwar Brar
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Cat’s Eye Galaxy / M94

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Cat’s Eye Galaxy / M94

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Cat’s Eye Galaxy (M94) or Croc’s Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Cat’s Eye Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.99 and lies at a distance of 16 million light years from Earth. The main disk is about 50,000 light years in diameter, but the galaxy has a considerably fainter outer ring that extends for at least another 30,000 light years. 

Data was captured on couple of days in April in between bad weather.

Bortle:6
Darks:20
Flats:20
Dark Flats:20
Astrodon L 36mm: 72*360
Astrodon R 36mm: 25*360
Astrodon G 36mm: 23*360
Astrodon B 36mm: 22*360

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Cat’s Eye Galaxy / M94, Kanwar Brar