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| Object: | M104 the Sombrero galaxy |
| Date: | June 2006 |
| Site: | Fremont Peak , Ca. |
| Condition: | 5.5th Mag sky |
| Optics: | Vixen R200S, Vixen coma corrector, on G11 mount, autoguided with ST80 & ST-4 |
| Filters: | None |
| Camera: | Nikon D50, NR off |
| Exposure/ISO: | 2 exposures each 7 minutes @ ISO 800 |
| Processing: | Photoshop: LFF subraction, levels, Neat Image |
| Comments: | This is one of my favorite galaxies. Some people think it looks more like a UFO than a "sombrero" (a hat). What do you think? According to Wikipedia, the galaxy lies 30 Million light-years away. The radius of the galaxy is about 38000 light-years in length. It is in the constellation Virgo, but does not belong to the Virgo cluster of galaxies. |