Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736, Cat's Eye Galaxy, Crocodile Eye Galaxy, or Croc's Eye Galaxy[7][8]) is a spiral galaxy in the mid- northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781, [9] and catalogued by Charles Messier two days later.

Aug 15, 2015 · Beautiful spiral galaxy M94 (Messier 94) lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the hunting dogs, Canes Venatici. A popular target for astronomers, the brighter inner part of the face-on galaxy is about 30,000 light-years across.

5 days ago · Overview M94, or Messier catalog entry 94, is amedium-sized face on galaxy located in the consteallation Canes Venatici. Its overall size is just 11'x9', and therefore requires imaging using a long focal length (1000-1500mm) or a camera with small pixels. The galaxy is interesting not only for its colourful appearance, but also the apparent 'halo'…

Aug 25, 2024 · M94 is a spiral galaxy located 16 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, a French astronomer for whom an asteroid was named in 2002. Also cataloged as NGC 4736, the galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 9 and can be spotted through a small telescope.

Messier 94 (NGC 4736), also known as the Cat's Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici in the CVn I Group of galaxies. M94 is 16000000 light years away from Earth. M94 is best viewed during early spring, is magnitude 9, and can be viewed with binoculars. M94 is 11.2' x 9' in apparent size.

Apr 28, 2021 · Messier 94 (M94), also known as Cat’s Eye Galaxy or Croc’s Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of the hunting dogs - Canes Venatici. The Cat’s Eye Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.99 and lies at a distance of 16 million light years from Earth. It has the designation N...

Mar 10, 2024 · Messier 94 (M94), also known as Cat’s Eye Galaxy or Croc’s Eye Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Cat’s Eye Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 8.99 and lies at a distance of 16 million light years from Earth.

Mar 25, 2022 · I held onto a galaxy, M94, despite the bad sky (only one of the CanesV stars can be seen, so mag4.1 sky?). With a focal length of only 800mm 8" Newtonian, a 70mm secondary mirror and approx. 1.1"/pixel resolution with a mod.

Astrophotography by Scott Rosen, M94 - A Starburst Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Canon 20Da

(Canon Rebel XTi (400DH) spectrum enhanced camera with built-in astronomical UV/IR blocking filter (Type Ib Calibrated,Stacked DeepSky Stacker Final processing with PS CS3