Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 the Sombrero galaxy, Tom Gray
M104 the Sombrero galaxy
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M104 the Sombrero galaxy

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The sombrero is not well placed for imaging from the UK, but one that I have hankered after for some time. It is difficult to achieve much detail in the thin dust lane which bisects this otherwise amorphous glow. No doubt altitude, aperture, and perfect focus would help. The skyglow from Derby is bright in this part of the sky.

The core is surprisingly bright, and longer exposures will 'burn' this out, so I may have to try layering these to retain the detail. There was a strong cast, due to skyglow, which I struggled to remove without losing detail. The 'more the merrier', and I am sure this galaxy would benefit from many more exposures, and perhaps a longer focal length. I'll try again in May at native f10 of my 8" SCT.

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