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

The Croc's Eye Galaxy, M94, Bret Waddington
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The Croc's Eye Galaxy, M94

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Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier two days later. Although some references describe M94 as a barred spiral galaxy, the "bar" structure appears to be more oval-shaped. The galaxy has two ring structures.

I had never seen this galaxy before. I stumbled across it while checking stellarium for targets, glad I imaged it!

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The Croc's Eye Galaxy, M94, Bret Waddington

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