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Sombrero Galaxy - M104, The East Coast Astronomer (Brian)
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Sombrero Galaxy - M104

Sombrero Galaxy - M104, The East Coast Astronomer (Brian)
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Sombrero Galaxy - M104

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Another southern sky target which is always problematic for me given I'm only 5 miles (as the crow files) north of Central Park NYC. And given it's size, need the big gun (Meade 12).  I'll be adding data to see if I can get any more  resolution on the outskirts of the galaxy.  This is approximately 20 hrs of RGB data.

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Description: Tough target for me ... it's located low in the southern sky, which for me is directly over NYC which is only 5 miles away (Central park, as the crow flies). That, and to get more detail looks like I'll need a bigger scope lol ... :-)

This is 24 hrs (90% RBG, each filter about 7 hrs of 180s exposure data, and the remainder 300s).

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Sombrero Galaxy - M104, The East Coast Astronomer (Brian)