The core of M94 is bright, indeed! However, it has a rather extended faint halo which makes the galaxy's average surface brightness more moderate. Just a pity that the galaxy shows so little structure. I doubt that the tight spiral arms visible in photographs can be seen visually even in the greatest Dobs (Comments????)
While in Canes Venatici, look for the elegant galaxies NGC 4490/4485 very near Beta CVn. I associate this galaxy pair with two playing goldfish.
While in Canes Venatici, look for the elegant galaxies NGC 4490/4485 very near Beta CVn. I associate this galaxy pair with two playing goldfish.
