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Sombrero Galaxy
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Sombrero Galaxy

Reddit r/astrophotography·u/fieryserpents01·about 1 month ago
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First light with my new equipment. Around 9h30m in 60s subs in Bortle 6/7 close to a full Moon. Stacked and processed in Siril (denoising, background extraction, spectrometric color calibration; general stretching, cropping and sharpening).…

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DECam's New Image of the Sombrero Galaxy: A Portrait of Ancient Mergers
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DECam's New Image of the Sombrero Galaxy: A Portrait of Ancient Mergers

Universe Today·Evan Gough·about 1 month ago
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The 570 megapixel Dark Energy Camera captured this image of the iconic Sombrero Galaxy. The galaxy has characteristics of both elliptical galaxies and spiral galaxies, and is likely the result of multiple mergers and cannibalizations of dwarf galaxies.…

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Sombrero Galaxy's vast halo emerges in rare detail 30 million light-years away
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Sombrero Galaxy's vast halo emerges in rare detail 30 million light-years away

phys.org·NSF NOIRLab·about 1 month ago
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Messier 104, nicknamed the Sombrero Galaxy, is a popular target for amateur observing and astronomical research. Its recognizable extended halo, as well as a faint stellar stream, are captured in exquisite detail in this image from the Department of…

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