NGC 4631/4656

Name: The "Crocodile's eye" or "Cat's eye" galaxy

Constellation:Canes Venatici

Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Canon T3i.

Exposure time: A stack of 6 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#55 : M94
			Name: The "Crocodile's eye" or "Cat's eye" galaxy Constellation:Canes Venatici Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Canon T3i. Exposure time: A stack of 6 five-minute exposures at ISO 800. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 8.2 Angular size: 11.2' X 9.1' M94 is a spiral galaxy that is unusual in that it looks more like a core without any spiral arms. The spiral arms are there but are in the center. The galaxy is surrounded by a faint halo that is composed of two ring structures. Go to AP#56 M64 Return to AP100 main page.