Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 94  ·  NGC 4736
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M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy), Monty Giavelli
M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy)
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M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy)

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M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy), Monty Giavelli
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M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy)

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Messier 94 (M94),
also known as Cat's Eye Galaxy or Croc'sEye 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.

This is a difficult galaxy to image.  It's not easy to bring out the colors and the details are hard to find.

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M94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy (M 94 - Croc's Eye Galaxy), Monty Giavelli