M104
Sombrero Galaxy
The
M104 Sombrero Galaxy is considered somewhat unusual due to it's outer
dust lane, large central bulge, and massive black hole in the core.
Located about 30 million light-years from Earth, M104 is
slightly larger than our Milky Way Galaxy, stretching 30,000
light-years across. North
is at the top.
Scope/Mount:
TS-Optics PhotoLine 130mm F7 APO Refractor with Astro-Tech AT2FF
Field-flattener, Celestron CI-700 Mount
Camera:
ZWO ASI1600MMC monochrome with ZWO LRGB filters
Guiding:
QHY5L-IIM through Orion Thin OAG, PHD guiding software
Exposure:
L:(90) 120 secs @ gain=139, RGB:
each channel (10) 120 sec @ gain=200
Software:
Nebulosity, Pixinsight
Comment:
04-06-2024, Tierra del Sol, CA, slight dew.
