NASA Image of the Day · July 22, 2026
A New Look – and Sound – for Messier 94
Where it is in your sky
- Object
- M 94 · Galaxy
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Best seen
- Evenings from January to June; highest at midnight in April
- Climbs above 20°
- From 29° S to the North Pole
- Never rises
- South of 49° S
- What you need
- A small telescope (80–150 mm)
Tonight from your location
From the source
Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming.
From NASA Image of the Day.
