M104-Sombrero galaxy
This galaxy is one of my favourite deep sky objects. Located in the constellation of Virgo, M104 is famous for its near
edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust. The dust lane is seen in silhouette against an impressive
central bulge of stars, which gives it a broad brimmed hat-like appearance, leading to its popular name of The Sombrero Galaxy. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is host to a central supermassive black hole.
M104-Sombrero galaxy
This galaxy is one of my favourite deep sky objects. Located in the constellation of Virgo, M104 is famous for its near
edge-on profile featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust. The dust lane is seen in silhouette against an impressive
central bulge of stars, which gives it a broad brimmed hat-like appearance, leading to its popular name of The Sombrero Galaxy. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is host to a central supermassive black hole.