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C124
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 80.000 - 120.000
Sold for € 112.700
This 300 CE AMG 3.4 was delivered new to AMG Japan in August 1991, who subsequently carried out the full AMG conversion to make the car what it is today. Under the bonnet, the venerable M104 inline six was over-bored to 3.4-litres and the crank upgraded to increase stroke, whilst bespoke AMG camshafts improved top-end performance, unlocking an extra 40 bhp and bringing total output to 270 bhp. The body was also adorned with the full ‘widebody’ kit, featuring flared wheel arches, three-piece deep-dish AMG split-rim wheels by OZ Racing, rear spoiler, and deep front air dam. The interior benefits from upgraded Recaro heated and electronically adjustable seats, factory-fitted ‘Tempomatic’ air conditioning, AMG steering wheel, gear knob, and AMG instrument cluster.
The car remained in its adopted home of Japan until 2016, until it was purchased by the current owner and imported to Switzerland. It is accompanied by a handful of Japanese service invoices, its original owner’s manuals, and Mercedes-Benz Fahrzeugdaten. Finished in the traditional colour scheme of Brilliant Silver over a black leather interior, this is the ultimate incarnation of the six-cylinder W124 C Class, presented in exceptional condition throughout.
Though this bus is former #8,
look closely to the left of the grille in this photo and you'll see it has the panel from former #39! (or M104) which is now long retired
also new plate for some reason
The Messier Catalog, sometimes known as the Messier Album or list of Messier objects, is one of the most useful tools in the astronomy hobby. In the middle of the 18th century, the return of Halley's comet helped to prove the Newtonian theory, and helped to spark a new interest in astronomy. During this time, a French astronomer named Charles Messier began a life-long search for comets. He would eventually discover 15 of them. On August 28, 1758, while searching for comets, Messier found a small cloudy object in the constellation Taurus. He began keeping a journal of these nebulous (cloudy) objects so that they would not be confused with comets. This journal is known today as the Messier Catalog, or Messier Album. The deep sky objects in this catalog are commonly referred to as Messier objects.
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has trained its razor-sharp eye on one of the universe's most stately and photogenic galaxies, the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104). The galaxy's hallmark is a brilliant white, bulbous core encircled by the thick dust lanes comprising the spiral structure of the galaxy. As seen from Earth, the galaxy is tilted nearly edge-on. We view it from just six degrees north of its equatorial plane. This brilliant galaxy was named the Sombrero because of its resemblance to the broad rim and high-topped Mexican hat. At a relatively bright magnitude of +8, M104 is just beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility and is easily seen through small telescopes. The Sombrero lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is located 30 million light-years from Earth.
An almost edge-on spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane, in the constellation Virgo.
Equipment: Nikon D5300, Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens, and iOptron Skytracker. Taken at 300mm, f/5.6, ISO 6400, 93 frames of 45" each plus 50 darks. Stacked in Regim and cropped/processed in Lightroom.
Japan Air Self-Defence Force / Mitsubishi F-4EJ Kai Phantom II / 87-8404 (cn M104) / LUGER17 / Hyakuri / Ibaraki (RJAH/IBR) / 15.Apr.2019.
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The Sombrero Galaxy (or M 104) is a large galaxy about 28 million light years distant. A thick ring of dust and gas viewed nearly edge-on encircles the central bulge of the galaxy giving it the appearance of a sombrero. M 104 has an abnormally large central bulge mass thus making it's classification as a spiral or ellipitcal galaxy uncertain. It is a relatively bright galaxy at V=9.0 and an impressive sight even in small backyard telescopes. Prints
Hubble Mosaic of the Majestic Sombrero Galaxy
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has trained its razor-sharp eye on one of the universe's most stately and photogenic galaxies, the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104). The galaxy's hallmark is a brilliant white, bulbous core encircled by the thick dust lanes comprising the spiral structure of the galaxy. As seen from Earth, the galaxy is tilted nearly edge-on. We view it from just six degrees north of its equatorial plane. This brilliant galaxy was named the Sombrero because of its resemblance to the broad rim and high-topped Mexican hat.
At a relatively bright magnitude of +8, M104 is just beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility and is easily seen through small telescopes. The Sombrero lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is located 28 million light-years from Earth.
Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA)
Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day - 11-04-2014
www.crowson.com/2014-11-04.htm
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104, NGC 4594 and others) is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 28 million light-years away in Virgo.
Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours
Imaged January 28th and February 26th, 2014 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.
This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy -- or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. The dark band of dust that obscures the mid-section of the Sombrero Galaxy in optical light actually glows brightly in infrared light. The above image, digitally sharpened, shows the infrared glow, recently recorded by the orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope, superposed in false-color on an existing image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in optical light. The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104, spans about 50,000 light years across and lies 28 million light years away. M104 can be seen with a small telescope in the direction of the constellation Virgo. via NASA ift.tt/1WFOUMY
The Flickr photo is a true color cropped image of the Sombrero Galaxy. M104 is located within the boundaries of the constellation Virgo, the Virgin. The galaxy is estimated to be at a distance of about 28 million light years from Earth. M104 has a diameter of about 49,000 light years, which is less than less than one-half the diameter of our Milky Way Galaxy (MWG). The overall mass of the galaxy is estimated to be about 800 billion solar masses. M104’s galactic halo contains about 2,000 globular clusters, which is about 10 time more than our MWG. It is situated in the Virgo II Group of Galaxies that contains about 100 galaxies. The Virgo II Group is small subgroup of the Virgo Supercluster of Galaxies which contains about 100,000 galaxies.
The Sombrero Galaxy’s disk is seen almost edge on in the Flickr photo. The images show the heavy interstellar dust permeating the galactic disk. The galaxy receives its nickname from how it resembles the wide brim of the Mexican sombrero hat.
M104’s halo, which is above and below the galactic disk, is considered to be a an elliptical galaxy. M104 is a hybrid galaxy that is a composite of a spiral and elliptical galaxies. This double structure might have occurred with the collision of spiral and elliptical galaxies at some time in the distant past.
A supermassive black hole is located in the nucleus of the galaxy. Based on the amount of X-ray radiation being emitted, it is estimated that the SMBH has a approximate size of 1 million solar masses.
The following information provides the technical aspects of the data acquisition and software processing of the Spaghetti Nebula that is behind the cropped Flickr photo.
•The raw data was acquired and calibrated by the Telescope Live global remote network of astrographs
•The Needle date was acquired remotely using the CHI-1 astrograph located at El Sauce Observatory, Chile
•CHI-1 consists of a PlaneWave CDK24 f/6.5 telescope with a FLI PL 9000 CCD camera
•The camera uses AstroDon Gen 2 Luminance, Red, Green, and Blue wideband filters
•Calibrated imaging data was acquired and curated by Telescope Live
•The calibrated image data was downloaded and processed on my home PC
•58 six-hundred second exposures were taken using wideband filters
•Total exposure time was 9 hours
•Processing software: Astro Pixel Processor and PixInsight
We were observing The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) while I shot this. It's a stack of 9 consecutive 20 s exposures at ISO 1600 and f/3.5 with a Nikon D80. I registered the images in Pixinsight and stacked on the stars. Final touches in PS CS 5.1. Taken while the Cerritos College Astronomy Club had use of the 60" scope for half the night on 2019-05-03.
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104, NGC 4594 and others) is an unbarred spiral galaxy located approximately 28 million light-years away in Virgo.
Luminance – 30x300s – 150 minutes – binned 2x2
RGB – 21:23:20x300s – 105:115:100 minutes each – binned 2x2
470 minutes total exposure – 7 hours 50 minutes
Imaged over eight nights in August and September, 2022 at the El Sauce Observatory (Rio Hurtado, Chile) with a QHY 600M on a PlaneWave CDK24 at f/6.5 3974 mm.
These are Telescope Live (telescope.live/) “One-Click Observation.”
This image compares the view of the famous Sombrero Galaxy in mid-infrared light (top) and visible light (bottom). The James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the smooth inner disk of the galaxy, while the Hubble Space Telescope’s visible-light image shows the large and extended glow of the central bulge of stars.
Both the Webb and Hubble images resolve the clumpy nature of the dust that makes up the Sombrero Galaxy’s outer ring.
Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/hats-off-to-nasas-webb-som...
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Hubble Heritage Project (STScI, AURA)
Image Description: A two panel image. The top image is Webb’s view of the Sombrero galaxy, the bottom image is Hubble’s view. In the Webb view, the galaxy is a very oblong, blue disk that extends from left to right at an angle (from about 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock). The galaxy has a small bright core at the center. There is clear inner disk that has speckles of stars scattered throughout. The outer disk of the galaxy is whiteish-blue, and clumpy, like clouds in the sky. In the Hubble view, the galaxy is an oblong, pale white disk with a glowing core over the inner disk. The outer disk is darker and clumpy.
The one and only remaining step entrance single decker bus still to be in regular stage carriage work in the city of York, Volvo B10B Wright Endurance J6 SOE (M104 UKX) is now something of a phoenix.... it had been marked down for scrap, but after passing another MOT it was decided that the bus might as well be kept running for a while longer. After a tip-off from driver Jamie that this would be on this duty, I headed out of York to get this photo of J6 on the 180 service between Terrington Bank (the tree-topped hill seen in the background behind the bus) and Sheriff Hutton - this being the only journey of the day on this road in this direction from Castle Howard to York
Telescopio Celestron SC 8, Montura Advanced VX, Cámara Canon T3i sin modificar ni refrigerar, Reductor de focal Celestron f6.3, sin autoguiado. 30" x 257 Lights (2.1 horas), 37 Bias, 24 Darks, sin Flats, procesado con PixInsight
Nada se compara con lo majestuosa que es la Galaxia de Andromeda, pero después de aprender más conocimientos y querer volver a intentarlo, ya no fue posible fotografiarla porque ya no era visible en esa época del año, por lo que decidí buscar otro objetivo.
Esta es M104, mejor conocida como la Galaxia del Sombrero, debido a su núcleo grande y brillante y una inusual protuberancia central, y al verla de "perfil" desde la Tierra, se asemeja a un sombrero mexicano, es por eso su nombre.
Se encuentra a 29.35 millones de años luz, en la constelación de Virgo, por lo que se necesita de equipos con mayor alcance para poder verla más detalladamente, pero para haberla fotografiado solo con mi cámara, ha sido algo realmente increíble, algo que demuestra que aún con el equipo más simple puedes obtener imágenes asombrosas.
We’ve seen it before, but not quite like this!
Webb captured this image, showing the iconic Sombrero galaxy in near-infrared light for the first time.
In November 2024, Webb took a look at this galaxy in mid-infrared, adding to the Hubble Space Telescope's visible light view and previous infrared view by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The outer ring, which looked smooth in imaging from Spitzer, shows intricate clumps for the first time. Studying galaxies like this one in different wavelengths and with different telescopes helps astronomers understand how this complex system of stars, gas, and dust formed and evolved.
The Sombrero galaxy is located about 30 million light-years away from Earth at the edge of the Virgo galaxy cluster, and has a mass equal to about 800 billion Suns. This galaxy sits “edge on” to us, meaning we see it from its side.
This galaxy is home to roughly 2000 globular clusters. Stars within these clusters should have similar chemical “fingerprints,” because they formed around the same time. However, stars within the Sombrero's globular clusters are unexpectedly different from one another. A galaxy merger over billions of years could explain this.
Webb’s NIRCam also allows us to see red giants, or cooler stars, in this image. These stars are outside of, but not necessarily at the same distance as Sombrero.
Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-rounds-out-pict...
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Image Description: Image of a galaxy on the black background of space. The galaxy is a very oblong, brownish yellowish disk that extends from left to right at an angle (from about 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock). Mottled dark brown patches rim the edge of the disk and are particularly prominent where they cross directly in front of the galaxy. The galaxy’s center glows white and extends above and below the disk. There are different colored dots, distant galaxies, speckled among the black background of space surrounding the galaxy. At the bottom right, there is a particularly bright foreground star with Webb’s signature diffraction spikes.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
Lens/Scope: William Optics Megrez 102 S.V. with WO Type II 0.8x FF/FR
Focal Length: 571.2mm
F/Stop: f/5.6
Exposure: Stack of 125 100-second exposures (3:28 hours total exposure)
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo (CdC & EQMOD Control)
Guiding: None
Camera: Canon 500D (Digital Rebel T1i) Baader Mod
ISO: 800
White Balance: Custom
Filter: Hutech IDAS LPS
Calibration: 50 Darks. 50 Flats.
Date: May 20, 2011
Location: Beja, Portugal
The one and only remaining step entrance single decker bus still to be in regular stage carriage work in the city of York, Volvo B10B Wright Endurance J6 SOE (M104 UKX) is now something of a phoenix.... it had been marked down for scrap, but has been tested (presumably MOT) and has passed the testing - this is its first day back after the test, the first of many for a while longer yet, and is taking the tight turn from Woodlands Grove to Straylands Grove in Heworth with the 181 to Castle Howard and Paul driving.
Messier 104, NGC 4594 - Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 104 is known as the "Sombrero" galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, whose bright nucleus, unusually large central bulge, and prominent dust ring give it the appearance of a Mexican hat. Shot using the Celestron Nightscape 8300 in 1x1 Binning, Celestron CGEM Mount, Orion 50mm guidescope, QHY5L-IIM Guide camera. Image consists of 18x300s shots or 1hr30m. Cooled to -12c. Image is severely Cropped due to haze causing weird gradients. This was meant as a test shot after redoing polar alignment.
Telescopio Celestron SC 8, Montura Advanced VX, Cámara Canon T3i sin modificar ni refrigerar, Reductor de focal Celestron f6.3, sin autoguiado. 30" x 257 Lights (2.1 horas), 37 Bias, 24 Darks, sin Flats, procesado con PixInsight
The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellationVirgo located 28 megalight-years (8,600 kpc) from Earth. 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. Astronomers initially thought that the halo was small and light, indicative of a spiral galaxy. But Spitzer found that halo around the Sombrero Galaxy is larger and more massive than previously thought, indicative of a giant elliptical galaxy.. The large bulge, the central supermassive black hole, and the dust lane all attract the attention of professional astronomers.
Telescope: GSO – RC10
Camera: ATIK 4000
Mount: Astrophysics Mach1 GTO
Filters: LRGB
Total exposure: 7h
Localtion : Near Gythion Lakonia / Greece
Stagecoach Cumbria Lancaster based Berkhof Excellence bodied Volvo B10M Seen here at Crich Tramway village while on a private hire for the Barrow Transport Group members trip. New to Stagecoach Oxford then Transit Holdings for the Oxford Tube service in and out of London. Later moving north to Stagecoach Fife before moving back to Stagecoach Lancashire. Finally ending with Stagecoach Cumbria at Carlisle as a training bus.
History of southern France WWII campaign history.army.mil/brochures/sfrance/sfrance.htm
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
TypeTowed field artillery
Place of originUnited States
Service history
Used byUnited States
Italy
Australia
Greece
Austria
Japan
Jordan
South Korea
Republic of China
Turkey
Pakistan
Croatia
South Africa
United Kingdom
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
WarsWorld War II, Korean war, Cambodian Civil War, Croatian War of Independence
Production history
Designed1918–1938
ProducedOctober 1940–June 1945
No. built1,882
Specifications
MassTravel: 13,880 kg (30,600 lb)
LengthTravel: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)[1]
Barrel length6.97 m (22 ft 10 in) L/45
WidthTravel: 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[1]
HeightTravel: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)[1]
Crew14
ShellSeparate loading charge and projectile[1]
Caliber155 mm (6.10 in)
BreechAsbury mechanism
RecoilHydro-pneumatic[1]
CarriageM1 Carriage
Elevation−2°/+65°
Traverse60°
Rate of fire40 rounds per hour
Muzzle velocity853 m/s (2,799 ft/s)
Maximum firing range23.7 km (14.7 mi)
The 155 mm gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a long and storied history in U.S. field and naval artillery), it was produced in M1 and M2 variants, later known as the M59. Developed to replace the Canon de 155mm GPF, the gun was deployed as a heavy field weapon during World War II and the Korean War, and also classed as secondary armament for seacoast defense. The gun could fire a 100 lb (45 kg) shell to a maximum range of 14 mi (23 km), with an estimated accuracy life of 1,500 rounds.
The Long Tom was also adopted by a number of other nations, including the United Kingdom, Austria, Israel, and the Netherlands.
Development
Before entering World War I, the United States was poorly equipped with heavy artillery. To address this problem a number of foreign heavy artillery guns were adopted, including the Canon de 155 mm GPF. After the end of the war the Westervelt Board was convened to assess the artillery experience of the combatant powers and map out future directions for the US Army artillery. The conclusion of the board vis-a-vis heavy field artillery was that the French 155mm GPF should be adopted as the standard heavy field piece but further development work should occur to achieve a heavy field gun with a max. range of 25,000 yards, a vertical arc of fire from 0° to 65°, a projectile not exceeding 100 lbs and the capability to be mounted on a caterpillar mount or a rubber tired towed mounting.[2] A number of prototypes were produced in the 1920s and 1930s, but the projects were put on hold due to lack of funds. In 1938 the 155 mm gun T4 on carriage T2 was finally adopted as 155 mm gun M1 on carriage M1.[3]
155 mm gun M1
The new gun design used a barrel similar to the earlier 155 mm GPF, but with an Asbury mechanism that incorporated a vertically-hinged breech plug support. This type of breech used an interrupted-thread breech plug with a lock that opened and closed the breech by moving a single lever.[4] The ammunition for the 155 mm gun was "separate-loading", that is with the shell and the powder charge packaged, shipped and stored separately. The shell is lifted into position behind the breech and then rammed into the chamber to engage the shell's rotating band into the barrel rifling.[5]
Ramming the shell home is followed by loading a number of powder bags, as required for the desired range.[6] The powder charge could be loaded in up to seven charge settings. Once the powder is loaded, the breech plug is closed and locked, and a primer is placed in the breech plug's firing mechanism. After setting the elevation and azimuth, the gun is ready to fire. The firing mechanism is a device for initiating the ammunition primer. The primer then sets off the igniter which ignites the propelling charge of the ammunition. A continuous-pull lanyard first cocks the firing pin, then fires the primer when pulled.[7]
The gun was developed into M1A1 and M2 variants. After World War II, the United States Army re-organized, and the gun was re-designated as the M59.
Carriage M1
The gun carriage provides a stable, yet mobile, base for the gun. The new split-trail carriage featured an eight-wheel integral two-axle bogie and a two-wheel limber that supported the trails for transport. The carriage was a two-piece design. The upper carriage included the side frames with trunnion bearings that supported the recoil mechanism that carried the gun cradle, slide and gun tube. The upper carriage also incorporated the elevating and azimuth gearing. The upper carriage pivoted in azimuth on the lower carriage. The lower carriage included the transport suspension and the split-trail that stabilized and absorbed recoil when the gun was fired.[8]
After the gun was placed in a firing position with the gun pointing in the desired direction, the trails were lowered to the ground and the limber was removed. The carriage wheels would then be raised using built-in ratcheting screw-jacks, lowering the gun carriage to the ground. Once on the ground, the limber-end of the trail legs were separated to form a wide "vee" with its apex at the center of the carriage pivot point. A recoil spade at the limber-end of each trail leg required a correctly positioned hole to be dug for the spade, which was attached to the trail end, to transmit the recoil from gun carriage through the trails and into the earth. This made the gun very stable and assisted its accuracy. The removable spades were transported in brackets on the trail legs.[9]
The carriage M1 and M2 were shared with the 8 inch Howitzer M1, differing only in the gun tube, sleigh, cradle, recoil and equilibrators, weight due to the heavier barrel.[10]
The carriage consists of a combination of the following major components:[11] Bottom carriage Top carriage
Firing support base Elevating mechanism
Trails Traversing mechanism
Retractable suspension system Gun support components
Axle Equilibrator[12]
Brakes Cradle (Connects gun assembly to the top carriage)
Wheels Recoil mechanism
Sleigh (Sliding support for the gun tube)
Gun tube
Specifications
Specifications from TM 9-350 Weight of gun (complete with breech mechanism) 9,595 lb (4,352 kg)
Weight of tube assembly (barrel) 9,190 lb (4,169 kg)
Length of tube 277.37 in (7.05 m)
Length of bore cal. 45 (274.6 in / 6.975m)
Length of rifling 230.57 in.
Powder pressure (normal pressure with maximum charge in a new gun) 40,000 psi (275,790 kPa)
Type of breechblock Interrupted screw
Weight of breech mechanism 405 lb (184 kg)
Type of firing mechanism continuous pull percussion hammer
Service
Long Tom at crew training in England
The Long Tom saw combat for the first time in the North African Campaign on December 24, 1942, with "A" Battery of the 36th Field Artillery Regiment. Eventually it equipped about 49 battalions, including 40 in the European Theater and 7 in the Pacific. It was used by several Marine defense battalions, notably during Operation Cartwheel in 1943.
The preferable prime mover was initially the Mack NO 6×6 7½ ton truck; from 1943 on it was supplemented by the tracked M4 High Speed Tractor.[13]
A small number of Long Tom guns were authorised for supply via lend lease channels, to the United Kingdom (184) and France (25).[14] The authorised establishment of British batteries (excluding training units), including four batteries from the Dominion of Newfoundland, totalled 88 guns.
Variants
Gun variants:
M1920 – prototype.
T4 – prototype.
M1 (1938) – first production variant, 20 built.
M1A1 (1941) – modified breech ring.
M1A1E1 – prototype with chromium-plated bore.
M1A1E3 – prototype with liquid cooling.
M2 Standard (1945) – with modified breech ring.
Carriage variants:
T2 – prototype.
M1 (1938).
M1A1 – refurbished T2 carriages.
M2 Standard
Limber variants:
M1 Standard (1938)
M5 Heavy (1945)
The gun was also mounted on a modified M4 medium tank chassis, in mount M13. The resulting vehicle was initially designated 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage T83 and eventually standardized as 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M40.[15] 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage T79, based on T23 Medium Tank chassis, never advanced past proposal stage.[16] A portable "Panama mount" M1 was also provided.
Ammunition
The gun utilized separate loading, bagged charge ammunition. The propelling charge consisted of base (9.23 kg) and increment (4.69 kg). The data in the table below is for supercharge (base and increment).
Projectiles.[15][17][18] Type Model Weight Filler Muzzle velocity Range
APBC/HE AP M112 Shell 45.36 kg (100.0 lb) Explosive D 2746 ft/s (837 m/s) 24,075 yds (22,014 m)
HE HE M101 Shell 42.96 kg (94.7 lb) TNT 2800 ft/s (853 m/s) 25,714 yds (23,513 m)
Smoke WP M104 Shell 44.53 kg (98.2 lb) White phosphorus (WP) 2800 ft/s (853 m/s) 25,940 yds (23,720 m)
Smoke FS M104 Shell Sulfur trioxide in chlorosulfonic acid 2800 ft/s (853 m/s) 25,940 yds (23,720 m)
Chemical H M104 Shell Mustard gas, 5.3 kg (12 lb) 2800 ft/s (853 m/s) 25,940 yds (23,720 m)
Dummy Dummy Mk I Projectile – – –
Dummy Dummy M7 Projectile 43.09 kg (95.0 lb) – – –
Armor penetration, mm[15][19][20]
Distance
Ammunition 457 m
(500 yd) 914 m
(1,000 yd) 1,371 m
(1,500 yd)
AP M112 Shell (homogeneous armor, meet angle 30°) 160 152
AP M112 Shell (face hardened armor, meet angle 30°) 135 130
AP M112 Shell (homogeneous armor, meet angle 0°) 193 191 183
Concrete penetration, mm[15]
Ammunition 914 m (1,000 yd) 4,572 m (5,000 yd)
HE M101 Shell (meet angle 0°) 2,011 1,402
Different methods of measurement were used in different countries / periods. Therefore, direct comparison is often impossible.
Taken at Broadway & West 64th Street on the West Side of Manhattan.
Operating on the M104 to West Harlem.
Detroit Diesel Series 50 DDEC
Allison VR-731 ATEC
S124
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 55.000 - 75.000
Sold for € 54.050
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- One of only 171 built
- Seven seats
- Circa 58,500 km from new and ready to enjoy
- Automatic transmission
- Full Service history
'For anyone wishing to give their Mercedes that extra personal touch, Mercedes-AMG GmbH has just the answers. The Daimler-Chrysler subsidiary offers the combined experience of Mercedes-Benz and AMG in the field of high-quality enhancements for Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and puts the emphasis firmly on individuality when creating the customer's dream Mercedes.' - Mercedes-AMG GmbH.
AMG, which is now the official performance division of Mercedes-Benz, has a long history of producing high-performance derivatives of Mercedes' standard production vehicles, and these improved versions enjoy an enthusiastic following world-wide, with prominent figures of the motorsport, entertainment, sport and business communities being counted among aficionados. The Affalterbach-based company first offered the 'E36' package of tuning and other improvements for the Mercedes-Benz E280 Coupé, Cabriolet and Estate in time for the 1994 season. Belonging to the medium-sized, W124-bodied E-Class, the latter were built in limited numbers in the traditional, classic Mercedes-Benz manner, being among the best-specified and most luxuriously equipped models in the range. Chief among the E36's enhancements was the larger, 3.6-litre version of the six-cylinder, 24-valve, M104 engine. Producing 272 bhp and driving via a four-speed automatic transmission and a specific sport suspension, this state-of-the-art power unit was capable of propelling the E36 to a (limited) top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h). External clues as to what lurked beneath the bonnet included body-coloured side skirts and bumper valances, and AMG's own special 17" alloy wheels.
This very rare, fully AMG-converted E36 sports estate was first registered on 1st July 1995 in Germany, and on 31st May 1996 arrived in Japan (old Japanese registration document on file). The car is finished in Polar White with blue leather interior, and comes fully optioned with sunroof, Becker radio with 6 speakers, comfortable seating for seven with electric front seats, blue leather and wooden steering wheel, electric steering column. Well documented, the Mercedes has had only three owners, the last since 2002. All services have been carried out by Mercedes-Benz dealerships, and there are invoices totaling more than € 5.000 with the car, which is presented in generally excellent condition. Recently serviced, it is offered with French Contrôle Technique, manufacturer's specification sheet, all books and manuals, three AMG brochures (French, English, and German), and a magazine article comparing the E36 and Volvo 850 T-5R estates. The car currently has German registration papers but a certificate to register it in France is present also ("PV de Réception à Titre Isolé").
Surprising new data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggests the smooth, settled "brim" of the Sombrero galaxy's disk may be concealing a turbulent past. Hubble's sharpness and sensitivity resolves tens of thousands of individual stars in the Sombrero's vast, extended halo, the region beyond a galaxy's central portion, typically made of older stars. These latest observations of the Sombrero are turning conventional theory on its head, showing only a tiny fraction of older, metal-poor stars in the halo, plus an unexpected abundance of metal-rich stars typically found only in a galaxy's disk, and the central bulge. Past major galaxy mergers are a possible explanation, though the stately Sombrero shows none of the messy evidence of a recent merger of massive galaxies.
"The Sombrero has always been a bit of a weird galaxy, which is what makes it so interesting," said Paul Goudfrooij of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore, Maryland. "Hubble's metallicity measurements (i.e., the abundance of heavy elements in the stars) are another indication that the Sombrero has a lot to teach us about galaxy assembly and evolution."
"Hubble's observations of the Sombrero's halo are turning our generally accepted understanding of galaxy makeup and metallicity on its head," added co-investigator Roger Cohen of STScI.
Long a favorite of astronomers and amateur sky watchers alike for its bright beauty and curious structure, the Sombrero galaxy (M104) now has a new chapter in its strange story — an extended halo of metal-rich stars with barely a sign of the expected metal-poor stars that have been observed in the halos of other galaxies. Researchers, puzzling over the data from Hubble, turned to sophisticated computer models to suggest explanations for the perplexing inversion of conventional galactic theory. Those results suggest the equally surprising possibility of major mergers in the galaxy's past, though the Sombrero's majestic structure bears no evidence of recent disruption. The unusual findings and possible explanations are published in the Astrophysical Journal.
"The absence of metal-poor stars was a big surprise," said Goudfrooij, "and the abundance of metal-rich stars only added to the mystery."
In a galaxy's halo astronomers expect to find earlier generations of stars with less heavy elements, called metals, as compared to the crowded stellar cities in the main disk of a galaxy. Elements are created through the stellar "lifecycle" process, and the longer a galaxy has had stars going through this cycle, the more element-rich the gas and the higher-metallicity the stars that form from that gas. These younger, high-metallicity stars are typically found in the main disk of the galaxy where the stellar population is denser — or so goes the conventional wisdom.
Complicating the facts is the presence of many old, metal-poor globular clusters of stars. These older, metal-poor stars are expected to eventually move out of their clusters and become part of the general stellar halo, but that process seems to have been inefficient in the Sombrero galaxy. The team compared their results with recent computer simulations to see what could be the origin of such unexpected metallicity measurements in the galaxy's halo.
The results also defied expectations, indicating that the unperturbed Sombrero had undergone major accretion, or merger, events billions of years ago. Unlike our Milky Way galaxy, which is thought to have swallowed up many small satellite galaxies in so-called "minor" accretions over billions of years, a major accretion is the merger of two or more similarly massive galaxies that are rich in later-generation, higher-metallicity stars.
The satellite galaxies only contained low-metallicity stars that were largely hydrogen and helium from the big bang. Heavier elements had to be cooked up in stellar interiors through nucleosynthesis and incorporated into later-generation stars. This process was rather ineffective in dwarf galaxies such as those around our Milky Way, and more effective in larger, more evolved galaxies.
The results for the Sombrero are surprising because its smooth disk shows no signs of disruption. By comparison, numerous interacting galaxies, like the iconic Antennae galaxies, get their name from the distorted appearance of their spiral arms due to the tidal forces of their interaction. Mergers of similarly massive galaxies typically coalesce into large, smooth elliptical galaxies with extended halos — a process that takes billions of years. But the Sombrero has never quite fit the traditional definition of either a spiral or an elliptical galaxy. It is somewhere in between — a hybrid.
For this particular project, the team chose the Sombrero mainly for its unique morphology. They wanted to find out how such "hybrid" galaxies might have formed and assembled over time. Follow-up studies for halo metallicity distributions will be done with several galaxies at distances similar to that of the Sombrero.
The research team looks forward to future observatories continuing the investigation into the Sombrero's unexpected properties. The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), with a field of view 100 times that of Hubble, will be capable of capturing a continuous image of the galaxy's halo while picking up more stars in infrared light. The James Webb Space Telescope will also be valuable for its Hubble-like resolution and deeper infrared sensitivity.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and ESA (European Space Agency). NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, manages the telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington, D.C.
For more information: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/beyond-the-brim-sombrer...
Credits: NASA/Digitized Sky Survey/P. Goudfrooij (STScI)/The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
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The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since 1993, the E-Class falls midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwide across five generations. Before 1993, the E in Mercedes-Benz nomenclature was a suffix following a vehicle's model number which stood for Einspritzmotor (German for fuel injection engine). It began to appear in the early 1960s, when that feature began to be utilized broadly in the maker's product line, and not just in its upper tier luxury and sporting models. By the launch of the facelifted W124 in 1993 fuel-injection was ubiquitous in Mercedes engines, and the E was adopted as a prefix (i.e., E 220) and the model line referred to officially as the E-Class (or E-Klasse). All generations of the E-Class have offered either rear-wheel drive or Mercedes' 4Matic four-wheel drive system. Historically, the E-Class is Mercedes-Benz' best-selling model, with more than 13 million sold by 2015. The first E-Class series was originally available as four-door sedan, five-door station wagon, 2 door coupe and 2 door convertible. From 1997 to 2009, the equivalent coupe and convertible were sold under the Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class nameplate; which was actually based on the mechanical underpinnings of the smaller C-Class while borrowing the styling and some powertrains from the E-Class, a trend continued with the C207 E-Class coupe/convertible which was sold parallel to the W212 E-Class sedan/wagon. With the latest incarnation of the E-Class released for the 2017 model year, all body styles share the same W213 platform. Due to the E-Class's size and durability, it has filled many market segments, from personal cars to frequently serving as taxis in European countries, as well special-purpose vehicles (e.g., police or ambulance modifications) from the factory. The "E-Class" name first appeared in with the facelifted W124 in 1993 for the model year 1994 (the W124 was introduced in 1984 but continued with the older naming convention until 1993, when all Mercedes-Benz models switched to a new system, e.g. E 320 instead of 300 E). The diesel versions continued to be the fuel economy option over the four and six-cylinder gasoline engines, and the gasoline V8 engines (available after 1992) increased gasoline power outputs further. Four-cylinder gasoline models were not marketed in the United States. The V8 powered sedans/saloons were named 400 E/500 E from 1992–1993, and E 420/E 500 after 1993. Likewise, the 3.0-litre cars (e.g. 300 E) were also re-badged to E 320 with the new 3.2-litre M104 engines and naming rationalization of 1994. For the diesel models the name change was less elegant, with the 250 D becoming the E 250 Diesel for example. Sedan (W124), Coupé (C124), Convertible (A124) and Estate (S124) body configurations were offered. From 1991 to early 1995 Mercedes offered a limited production sport version of the W124 sedan, created and assembled with help from Porsche. This was called the 500 E (E 500 after 1993). The W210 E-Class, launched in 1995, brought the line firmly into the upper end of the mid-size luxury market. In September 1999 the W210 E-class was facelifted. This included visual, mechanical and quality improvements over the earlier versions. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was Motor Trend's Import Car of the Year for 1996. While the W210 sedan was replaced by the W211 in 2002, the wagon version continued to be sold until March 2003 when the W211 wagon replaced the W210 wagon. Launched in 2002, the W211 E-Class was another evolution of the previous model. The W211-based W219 CLS-Class 4-door coupé was introduced as a niche model in 2005, primarily to attract a younger demographic. The W211 E-Class was facelifted in June 2006 for the 2007 model year to address quality and technical issues raised by earlier models, Sensotronic was dropped, while Pre-Safe (w/o brake support) was made standard. The largest factory built engine in the E-class range is the E500 (badged E550 in the U.S.) which had its engine size increased from 5 litres to 5.5 litres in 2006 along with the facelift. There is also an AMG model badged E63 AMG and other tuning house installations. In 2007 the diesel version of the E-Class was rebadged from CDI (Common rail Direct Injection) to Bluetec. While in some of the other Mercedes-Benz diesels urea injection was added, in the W211 E-Class the Bluetec name was only adopted to prevent confusion in the diesel lineup. The W212 replaced the W211 in 2009 (as a 2010 model). Official photos of the W212 were leaked on the internet on 9 December 2008 ahead of its 2009 Geneva Motor Show unveiling. Scans of a leaked brochure were posted onto the internet in January 2009, detailing the whole E-Class range including the new E 200 CGI and E 230 CGI with direct injected forced inducted engines. New features included a blind spot monitor, Lane Keeping Assist, Pre-safe with Attention Assist and Night View Assist Plus. In the United States the E-Class was priced nearly US$4,600 less than the previous model. The W212 estate was also announced and available from November 2009. In 2013, the E-Class was comprehensively facelifted, featuring significant styling changes, fuel economy improvements and updated safety features. Daimler invested close to €1 billion into the development of the extensive refresh, making it likely the most expensive mid-life facelift in the history of the automobile. The biggest change was the singular front lights replacing the twin headlamp design (marking the end of Mercedes's dual headlamps use) with integrated LED DRLs. Although not an all-new model, the W212 facelift was the only mid-cycle refresh featured on a family portrait of several generations of the E-Class side by side by Mercedes-Benz for the unveiling of the W213 E-Class. The fifth generation E-Class was unveiled at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. The next generation E-Class has design cues from the larger W222 S-Class and the smaller W205 C-Class. While the W212 E-Class has tighter surface and harder edges, the new model is curvier and more flowing.
Engine options for the W213 E-Class will see a major update, thanks to the switch to inline-6 engines from the current V6 engines, along with a new generation of four-cylinder diesel engines, codenamed OM654, and existing four-cylinder petrol engines. The W213 E-Class is the second most technologically advanced Mercedes after the new S Class. The E-Class received the latest in autonomous driving technology for use at highway speeds, capable of piloting itself up to speeds of 130 mph (210 km/h) for up to 2 minutes. The system uses a complex array of motion sensors, radars and cameras to scan the road ahead, and requires the driver's hands to be placed on the wheel at all times.
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An 8.9 hr LRGB rendition of the famous edge-on galaxy featuring a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars. My ground-based DSW Chile PW CKD 17" aperture data (or at least my processing of it) has only blurred details of the dust lane structures in the overwhelming glare of M104's bright central bulge but some dust lanes are visible. About 50,000 light-years across and 28 million light-years away, M104 is one of the largest galaxies at the southern edge of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. Also known as NGC 4594, the Sombrero galaxy contains a central supermassive black hole.
The 8.9 hrs of LRGB data was collected by DeepSkyWest in Rio Hurtato, Chile, in February 2024.
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