Sombrero Galaxy
Very bright and almost edge-on spiral galaxy located around 30 million light-years in the Virgo cluster. This galaxy is smaller than the milky way, but it is far more massive at nearly 800 billion solar masses.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
PLanewave CDK 24 (CHI-1 CMOS and CHI-1 CCD)
Camera
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Camera
QHY 600m pro and FLI PL16803
Location
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Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
Feb. 2023 and Feb. - Apr. 2025
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, RC Astronomy tools, Cosmic Clarity Suite, and Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Data from Telescope Live, processing by Jared Greer
