M94 "A Crocodile's Eye in the Sky" (Steve Argereow)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: M 94 · NGC 4736

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M94 "A Crocodile's Eye in the Sky"

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M94 "A Crocodile's Eye in the Sky"

Messier 94 - M94 -Croc Eye or Cats Eye Galaxy (Spiral Galaxy)
M94 is a nice spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Canes Venatici. Due to its eye-like resemblance, it's also known as the Cats Eye galaxy or Crocs Eye galaxy.
M94 is one of the nearest galaxies beyond our Local Group. It's located about 16 million light-years distance and belongs to the M94 Group, a collection of between 16 and 24 galaxies within the Virgo Supercluster. Pierre Méchain discovered it on March 22, 1781, and it was subsequently confirmed and catalogued two days later by Charles Messier.

Information Credits: Home Free Star Charts

Telescope: Explorer Scientific 127mm CF APO Refractor f/7.5 (952mm Focal Length)

Mount IOptron CEM40
Camera ZWOASI6200MC-Pro Temp -10C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50
ZWO EFW

48 X 240 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Pro Filter
20 Dark Frames
Total Integration Time: 3 Hours 12 Minutes
Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image
Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC Bortle 4.5

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ZWO ASI 2600MC PRO

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	5649040
PixInsight job	5HXJ0J2JPTEJTOGWIWF16BHD8HSGFQG7
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PixInsight stage	TASK_LOG

RA (center)	12h50m41s.60
RA (top/left)	12h53m02s.22
RA (top/right)	12h53m12s.60
RA (bottom/right)	12h48m19s.24
RA (bottom/left)	12h48m12s.59

Dec (center)	+41°07′45″.6
Dec (top/left)	+40°45′16″.4
Dec (top/right)	+41°28′04″.4
Dec (bottom/right)	+41°30′04″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+40°47′13″.9

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