M 104

M 104
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M 104

Messier 104 - The Sombrero Galaxy is one of my favourite galaxies. Like a giant flying saucer it has beautiful majestic symmetry. It is in the constellation Virgo; is around 50,000 light years across; and is 28 million light years from earth.
Scope: Planewave CDK24
Camera: FLI PL9000
A total of 10hours 20 minutes integration (LRGB)
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SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
El Sauce Observatory
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
1 August 2021
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS2
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
6.5
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