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Community photo entitled The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, NGC 4594 by Steven Bellavia on 04/28/2025 at Smithfield, VA

The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, NGC 4594

On 04/28/2025 11:50 pm by Steven Bellavia | Website | Smithfield, VA

M104, The Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594) is thought to be a lenticular or elliptical galaxy, 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. It is about 30% the size of the Milky Way, with 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.

Apertura 6-inch Classic Cassegrain
ZWO ASI 294M Camera
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro equatorial mount
Baader LRGB filters

Took the best 4.2 hours of data out of over 8 hours
Processed in PixInsight with post-processing in Canon Digital Photo Professional