NGC 4214 is a dwarf barred irregular galaxy located around 10 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 4214 is a member of the M94 Group.
NGC 4214 contains a large amount of gas, providing abundant material for star formation. The area with the most hydrogen gas, has the youngest clusters of stars (around two million years old).
There are also clusters of much older red supergiant stars.
Imaged in LRGB at Dark Sky New Mexico, OTA RCOS 16.
Image Processing: Mark Hanson and Mike Selby