Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736  ·  PGC 2174346  ·  PGC 2174701  ·  PGC 2175000
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Messier 94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy, Loran Hughes
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Messier 94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy

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Messier 94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy, Loran Hughes
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Messier 94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy

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Our skies finally cleared this spring! I was almost afraid that I'd miss galaxy season. Messier 94 is almost at the meridian when it's dark enough to image, so I shot this over a couple of nights. The outer ring is very challenging to bring out.

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Messier 94 - The Cat's Eye Galaxy, Loran Hughes