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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF Designation: The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo found 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy has a diameter of approximately 49,000 light-years, 30% the size of the Milky Way. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of a sombrero hat. The galaxy has an apparent magnitude of +8.0, making it easily visible with amateur telescopes. (Wiki)
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO Constellation: Virgo.
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider Type: Lenticular Galaxy
Exposure Data: LRGB 4 hours ea. RGB and 4 hours Luminance. Position: R.A. 12h 39m 59.4s , Dec -11° 37' 23"
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing Date: March 2019
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory