Wallpaper author:
alexandre Cucculelli
03 Dec 2021
Sombrero Galaxy
The Sombrero galaxy is beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility but can be spotted through small telescopes most easily during May. M104 is located 28 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, and with a mass equal to 800 billion suns, it is one of the most massive objects in the Virgo galaxy cluster.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M104
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 189.9976 Dec -11.623
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Feb 2021 - 01 Aug 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 632 | 3h20m | 19 |
| Green | 633 | 3h10m | 18 |
| Blue | 600 | 3h | 18 |
| Luminance | 533 | 2h40m | 18 |