Friday, Feb 7, 2025

The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104 or NGC 4594, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 28 million light-years from Earth. It gets its name from its distinctive shape, which resembles a Mexican sombrero, with a bright core and a wide ring of dark dust surrounding it. The galaxy has a diameter of about 50,000 light-years and hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. It is one of the most photographed and studied galaxies due to its beauty and unique structure. SHOT DATA: 🔭Celestron SCT. 9.25 🔎Focal Reducer Celestron 0.63x 📷Camera ZWO 294 MC Pro ⏱️20 h of integration, Gain 120, Cooling -15 300 sec Exp. 📸243 Light Frames FILTER: ZWO UV/IR Cut MOUNT: Celestron CGX GUIDE SCOPE : Skywatcher 70/500 GUIDE CAMERA: Asi 224 MC Processing: Pixinsight, Camera Raw