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Sombrero Galaxy
M104 | Messier 104 | NGC 4594
This distinctive galaxy is recognized by its unusual dust ring. At 50,000 light years across, it is less than half the size of the Milky Way galaxy.


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30 Mar 2017

18 Jun 2004

Details:
Night of:Friday June 18, 2004
Site:Joshua Tree
Local Time:11:20 PM | Jun 18, 2004
Altitude:20°
RA:12h 39m 59s
Declination:-11d 37' 23"
Distance:28 million light years
Magnitude:+9.0 mV
Size:8.7' x 3.5'
Camera Settings:
Telescope:9.25-SCT
Camera:SBIG ST237A + f/3.3 Reducer
f/ratio:f/3.3
Pixel Scale:1.83 arcsec
Image Size:643 x 478 pixels (0.3 MP)
19.6' x 14.6'
Exposure:30 sec
Stacked Frames:3
Total Integration:2 minutes
Shot Info:clear filter only
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