Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy, Uwe Deutermann
M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy, Uwe Deutermann

M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy

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M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy, Uwe Deutermann
M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy, Uwe Deutermann

M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy

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I want to dedicate this image to Gary Imm! I know that I did not achieve the masters perfection, and I did not expect it either. I worked on this image almost in an identical way he passed along for processing, and without this guideline I could not have gotten even close to the final result. Thank you so much Gary for all the advice and help you offer for all of us Astrobiners, definitely one of the reasons why I love being part of this community.

I gathered the raw frames over many evenings (not mentioned in the details section) since I have only a 1 hour window to this area from my backyard spot (yes, you guessed it, the neighbors trees are in the way, those pine trees are good for nothing 😊). The raw images were quite horrible since in this direction the light pollution is at least 7, maybe even 8. And LRGB under those conditions is not the easiest one.

I definitely love the result, maybe one of my best galaxy images (well, in the eye of the beholder).

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M104 - NGC 4594: The Sombrero Galaxy, Uwe Deutermann