Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy), rpg74133
M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy)
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M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy)

M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy), rpg74133
M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy)
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M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy)

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M94 -- Cat's Eye Galaxy

Object

Type                             Spiral Galaxy
Constellation              Canes Venatici
Distance                      16.0M light years
Magnitude                   8.2
Size                              11.2x9.1 arc-min        

Image

Date                             2018-07-12, 2021-07-06
Place                           Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Exposure Data            LRGB 135:50:60:60 mins @ -15C 
                                      L 27x5, R 10x5, G 12x5, B 12x5
Notes                           RGB filters binned 2x2    

Equipment

Optics                          Takahashi TOA-150
Focal Length              1100 mm @f/7.3
Mount                          Paramount ME
Camera                        SBIG STL-6303E
Focuser                       RoboFocus
Filters                          CFW-10, AstroDon LRGB
Software                     TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 
Reprocessed on 07/05/2023

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M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94 - Cat's Eye Galaxy), rpg74133