M 94 in Canes Venatici 26th March 2020 @ 23:54 UT
A bright core surrounded by a 'star burst' ring. The outer region of the galaxy was very faint on my screen with hints of spiral arms.
Image: 15 seconds x 83 frames (1245 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 8.2 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Another galaxy that I really enjoyed live viewing but I need to do better to bring out the full extent of this galaxy. Early days in EAA!
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M 94 is 14 million light years distant.
Charles Messier added M 94 in 1781.
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