Observation by David Davies: The Sombrero Galaxy, M104

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David Davies

Observer

David Davies

Observed

2022 Mar 24 - 23:17

Uploaded

2022 Apr 26 - 18:24

Objects

The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12^h39^m
Dec: -11°38'
Position angle: -0°17'

Field size

0°21' × 0°15'

Equipment

8-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope
QSI 683 camera
SW EQ8 mount

Exposure

25 x 5-min luminance binned 1 x1; 20 x 3 min RGB binned 2 x 2

Location

Cambridge, UK

Target name

M104, The Sombrero Galaxy

Title

The Sombrero Galaxy, M104

About this image

I think of M104 as being quite a challenging target from UK latitudes as it doesn't rise higher than 26 deg at my location and is not in view for very long. Resolving detail in the dust lane needs lots of data captured in calm seeing, with good guiding and careful processing. My previous attempt at M104 gave me just a mono image from very few good sub-frames. I was luckier with this attempt.

Files associated with this observation

M104.jpg (1.4 MB)

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