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

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M104 Sombrero Galaxy, Paul Krizak
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M104 Sombrero Galaxy

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I recently tuned up my mount and thought I'd choose a challenging target (for my light polluted area) that would require long subs. I hadn't ever attempted M104 before, and so here we are. Data was gathered over three nights over about four weeks. Seeing was atrocious. Guiding was passable, but not great, at RMS 1.5".

Really, shooting anything but planetary nebulae and planets with the C14 and this camera is silly because the ridiculous 3910mm focal length and horribly slow f/11 focal ratio make it virtually impossible to get enough good data for a high resolution image.

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M104 Sombrero Galaxy, Paul Krizak