Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
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The Cat's eye Galaxy (M94), Alicia Rossiter
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The Cat's eye Galaxy (M94)

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The Cat's eye Galaxy (M94), Alicia Rossiter
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The Cat's eye Galaxy (M94)

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Messier 94, AKA: The Cat's eye galaxy is such an amazing target, and a must to do for me during galaxy season. It  is 16 MLY away and it is estimated to contain 40 billion stars!. 
This year I was able to integrate 7 hours of this beauty. The surrounding  background is equally beautiful with so many tiny  galaxies and stars of all sizes . I did not use a filter to capture the whole area with the natural colors. The moon was around for a few hours, but it did not interfere much with this target.

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The Cat's eye Galaxy (M94), Alicia Rossiter