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

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M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

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Messier 104 is known as the "Sombrero" galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, whose bright nucleus, unusually large central bulge, and prominent dust ring give it the appearance of a Mexican hat.


This is a HaLRGB image.

Imaged from my backyard.
ASIAIR, AZEQ6 , Sharpstar SCA260 , ASI2600MM, Antlia LRGB and Ha filters.
Processed in Pixinsight

Bortle  6

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