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

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M94 / Cat's Eye Galaxy, Frank Kane
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M94 / Cat's Eye Galaxy

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M94... its faint outer ring is tough to capture in light polluted skies. I first tried going with straight RGB with about 6 1/2 hours of exposure one night, but stretching out that ring just made things way too noisy. I gave it another night of just luminance for another 6 1/2 hours, and here's the result. Maybe one more night would help further; if I can't find a better target for tonight I may do just that!

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M94 / Cat's Eye Galaxy, Frank Kane