SUNSET: 
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Photographer:
sky pgo
Location of Photo:
Alentejo Remote Observatory (Portugal)
Date/Time of photo:
16/4/2026
Equipment:
C11 EDGE HD + ASI2600MM PRO
Description:
M94: An Eye in the Sky M94 (or NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It was discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 22, 1781, and its position was later determined by Charles Messier in his well-known catalog. It is located approximately 14.4 million light-years from the solar system. Clearly visible in the images, the spiral arms contain a large number of blue stars—that is, very young and extremely hot stars—surrounded by clouds of ionized gas (HII regions, glowing red), indicating that these arms are the site of intense star formation activity. Technical Details The image was taken using a cooled monochrome ASI2600MM camera equipped with LRGBSHO filters and a Celestron C11 x 0.7 (2 m) focal reducer, on an Astrophysics AP900 mo
