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M 94

Messier 94 (also known as NGC 4736 and named as Croc's Eye Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781, and catalogued by Charles Messier two days later. Although some references describe M 94 as a barred spiral galaxy, the "bar" structure appears to be more oval-shaped. The galaxy has two ring structures. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.96 (B) and a size of 7.74 x 6.68 arcmin. It lies about 16 million light years away from earth. Below you can see the core of the galaxy it detail.

Imaging telescope: TS Photon 8" F5 Newtonian reflector
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI 533MC-P
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro Go-To
Guiding telescope: TS 80/600 F7.5 Achromat
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S
Coma corrector: TS GPU Superflat
Extras: ZWO EAF 5V Motor Focuser

Software: Adobe Photoshop 2020, DeepSkyStacker, PHD Guiding, PixInsight
Frames: 120s x 280 GAIN 100 @ 0 degrees
Integration: 9 hours 20 minutes
Date captured: 17/07/2021
Location: Athens, Greece
Bortle Scale (?): 8