M94 Crocodile Eye

Located in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is 16 million light-years away. The diameter of the main disk is 50,000 light-years. The angular size is 14.4'x12.1'. It has two powerful ring-like structures. The inner ring is a site of active star formation; it is fed by interstellar gas that flows into the ring from the outer oval bar-like structure. Captured over two days.