Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici at 16 million LY distance.
M94 is classified as having a low ionization nuclear emission region (LINER) nucleus. LINERs in general are characterized by optical spectra that reveal that ionized gas is present but the gas is only weakly ionized (i.e. the atoms are missing relatively few electrons).
M94
Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. Although some references describe M94 as a barred spiral galaxy, the “bar” structure appears to be more oval-shaped. The galaxy is also notable in that it has two ring structures.
M94 is classified as having a low ionization nuclear emission region (LINER) nucleus. LINERs in general are characterized by optical spectra that reveal that ionized gas is present but the gas is only weakly ionized (i.e. the atoms are missing relatively few electrons).
Photographed with CPC 925 reflector telescope and Nikon D800 DSLR camera in Stuvsta, April 2016. Exposure was 14 * 1 min at ISO 800.
M94
Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici at 16 million lihgtyears distance.
M94 is classified as having a low ionization nuclear emission region (LINER) nucleus. LINERs in general are characterized by optical spectra that reveal that ionized gas is present but the gas is only weakly ionized (i.e. the atoms are missing relatively few electrons).
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and Atik 360EX CCD camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 15* 2 min RGB each and 40*1 min Lum.
M94
Messier 94 (NGC 4736) is a spiral galaxy in the mid-northern constellation Canes Venatici at 16 million LY distance.
M94 is classified as having a low ionization nuclear emission region (LINER) nucleus. LINERs in general are characterized by optical spectra that reveal that ionized gas is present but the gas is only weakly ionized (i.e. the atoms are missing relatively few electrons).
Photographed with MN190 reflector telescope and Atik 360EX CCD camera in Stuvsta, March 2022. Exposure was 15* 2 min RGB each and 40*1 min Lum.