{"id":19327,"date":"2021-06-23T11:21:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=92903"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:28:39","slug":"pictures-of-the-sombrero-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/pictures-of-the-sombrero-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures of the Sombrero Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"M104 <\/p>\n

The Sombrero Galaxy is an edge-on galaxy located 28 million lightyears away in the Virgo constellation, and with a mass of about 800 billion Suns, is one of the most massive objects in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster (which also contains the famous Markarian\u2019s Chain<\/a>).<\/p>\n

M104, as it is formally known in the famous Messier Catalogue<\/a>, is nicknamed the Sombrero Galaxy due to its edge-on appearance, which makes it look like the famous broad style of hat.<\/p>\n

Like many other edge-on galaxies such as the Needle Galaxy<\/a> and NGC 891<\/a>, the spiral structure of the Sombrero Galaxy is hidden from us here on Earth, due to the galaxy\u2019s tilt.<\/p>\n

What is visible in images of the Sombrero Galaxy, however, is the thick dust lane bisecting the bright galactic centre.<\/p>\n

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<\/i> A Hubble Space Telescope image of the Sombrero Galaxy. Credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI\/AURA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n

This dust lane is a region of fierce star formation in the galaxy<\/a>, as gas and dust coalesces and collapses and begins the process of star formation.<\/p>\n

The Sombrero Galaxy is also thought to be home to up to 2,000 globular clusters<\/a>, which at about 10-13 billion years old are some of the oldest objects in the Universe.<\/p>\n

Below is a selection of images of the Sombrero Galaxy captured by amateur astrophotographers.<\/p>\n

For more info on how to photograph galaxies, read our deep-sky astrophotography guide<\/a> or our tutorial on image processing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget to send us your images<\/a>. You can also share them with us via Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/i> Sombrero Galaxy by Mark Casto, Halesworth, Suffolk, UK. Equipment: Skywatcher 200p on an EQ5 mount, Canon 350D modded camera.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/i> M104 Sombrero Galaxy by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Celestron C11 Sct, Skywatcher NEQ6 pro mount,Atik 383L+ camera, motorised filter wheel and Astronomik filters.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/i> Sombrero Galaxy by Scott Phillips, Wales, UK. Equipment: Iphone 5a, Orion SteadyPix Adapter, NightCap Pro App<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/i> M104 by Chris Price, Georgia, USA. Equipment: Orion Newt f3.9 8\u2033 astrograph, Celestron CG-5 GT, Canon T3i modded<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/i> M104 by Dan Crowson, Animas, New Mexico, USA. Equipment: SBIG STF-8300M, Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f\/8 2432mm.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/i> M104 Sombero Galaxy by Mark Griffith, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Equipment: Teleskop service 12\u2033 Richey-Chretien telescope, Skywatcher EQ8 mount,Atik 383L+ camera, Astronomik LRGB filters, Hutech IDAS light pollution filter.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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