M94 2019

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                                                    M 94 / NGC 4736

                                    Cat's Eye Galaxy or Croc's Eye Galaxy                                 

 

 

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                                      Equipment:     StarLight SX-694 CCD camera, Meade 12" RCX400 OTA, Optec Lepus 0.63X Telecompressor and Paramount MX mount.
                                                          Filters:            Astrodon Tru-Balance Gen 2 E Series.
                                                          Binning:          Luminance 1X1 Red, Green, & Blue 2X2 
                                                          Times:            L 30 x 3 min = 90 min, R 25 x 3 min = 75 min, G 25 x 3 min = 75 min, B 25 x 3 min = 75 min, Total of around 5 Hours 15 Min.
                                                          Date:              March 31st and April 9, 2019
                                                          Process:         Taken with MaxIm DL, aligned & processed with MaxIm DL, final processing with PaintShop Pro X9 and Photo Shop CS2.
                                                          Magnitude:      8.99
                                                          Distance:         About 16 Million Light Years
                                                          Constellation:   Canes Venatici

                                                                    

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