Wallpaper author:
Eduardo Barbosa
29 Jun 2025
M104 (Sombrero), by the book
Edge-on spiral with a bright central bulge and a well-defined dust lane. The structure is clean, the contrast generous, and the overall balance left mostly alone - though not entirely.
Processed with a light hand and some quiet adjustments
Dataset from which the image was processed
M104
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 189.9976 Dec -11.6231
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Feb 2023 - 06 Mar 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 280 | 2h20m | 30 |
| Luminance | 360 | 3h | 30 |
| Red | 270 | 2h15m | 30 |
| Green | 290 | 2h25m | 30 |