Sombrero Galaxy (M104), My First Telescope Live Image
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104, NGC 4594) is a spiral galaxy about 30 Mly from Earth. It is estimated to contain 100 billion stars and is 25,000 ly in diameter. This color image is processed from LRGB images taken from the CHI-1 El Sauce Observatory in Chile.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Camera
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Location
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Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
February 18, 2023
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue
Processing
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Processing
DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Bob Schiff (and Telescope Live)
