Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD110086  ·  HD110251  ·  HD110283  ·  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy, Benoit SAINTOT
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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy

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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy, Benoit SAINTOT
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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy

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This is a try with Telescope Live data on M104 a target I cannot shoot in my northern hemisphere

I went for this unusual "upside down "view, as I find it gives it a bit of a "Saucing Pan" ufo style from the 70's...

Hope you like it !

Scientific Insights:Located approximately 28 million light-years away from Earth, M104 graces the Virgo Cluster, a rich congregation of galaxies.
Comprising billions of stars, dust, and gas,  at its core lies a supermassive black hole, with a mass equivalent to a billion times that of our Sun, contributing to the gravitational dynamics of the galaxy.

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M104 The Sombrero Galaxy, Benoit SAINTOT