... Starburst Galaxy M94 . ... Beautiful island universe M94 lies a mere 15 million light-years distant in the northern constellation of the hunting dogs, Canes Venatici. ... The Hercules Cluster of Galaxies . ... Also known as Abell 2151, this cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star-forming spiral galaxies but has relatively few elliptical galaxies, which lack gas and dust and the associated newborn stars. ... Boasting no bright stars, it blends inconspicuously with the starry southern sky. ...