Wallpaper author:
Peter Goodhew
23 Nov 2022
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)
More information at https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/m-104.html
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 |