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

M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, Rick Daniell
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

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Description

TARGET

Name:Sombrero Galaxy

Designation:M104

Constellation:Virgo

Distance:29.35 Million Light years

Approx Size:~1 Billion stars

GEAR

Telescope: Orion RC 8

Imaging Camera: QHY8L at -20c

EQ Mount: Orion Atlas Pro

Guiding: Altair 240mm Guidescope & ZWO 290 & PHD2

Prime Focus : 1250 mm fl

Filter: none



IMAGE SPECS

Lights: 27x300s

Darks: 50 x 300s

Flats: 50 x.00587s

Bias:

Total Integration 135 min

Pixel Scale: 1.28 arc sec /px

Dates: 04/11/2020

SOFTWARE AND PROCESSING

APT: Control of imaging camera

Pixinsight: Pre and Post processing

Photoshop: Final tweaks and logo

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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, Rick Daniell