M94 is well placed

M94, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of +41°07', it is easiest to see from the northern hemisphere but cannot be seen from latitudes much south of 28°S.

From London, it will be visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (BST) as the dusk sky fades, 48° above your eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:06, 48° above your western horizon.

At magnitude 8.2, M94 is quite faint, and certainly not visible to the naked eye, but can be viewed through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

The position of M94 is as follows:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

This entry in the observing calendar was provided by In-The-Sky.org

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