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M104, NGC4594, The Sombrerol Galaxy in Virgo |
Photographer: |
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Al Brockman |
Telescope: |
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Meade 14" SCT at f/10 |
Orientation:: |
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Ø8.7' x 3.5', m8,
RA 12h40.0m, Dec -11°37 |
Camera: |
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SBIG STL-11000M at -12°C |
Image
Scale: |
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1.48 arc sec/pixel |
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Paramount ME on ATS Portable Pier |
Exposure
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L 12 x 300" binned 1x1, RGB: 6 x 300" binned 2x2 |
Location: |
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Ningaloo Skies Observatory,
Exmouth, WA on 2009, 23-24 March |
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Additional Notes: Dark frames applied and flat fielded and digital development processing (DDP) in Maxim DL. Levels and curves adjusted in Photoshop
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M104, the Sombrero Galaxy, so named due to the beautiful dark dust lane bisecting the galaxy. A 13th magnitude star lies 1.5' north of the galaxy's centre.
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