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Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo (near Corvus border) was discovered by Mechain in May 1781.
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Sombrero GalaxyTaken by Al Kelly using an Apogee AP7P camera and 17.5" Newtonian. Lydia: And how did you become involved with the fine folks at Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society (JSCAS) Do they all work at either NASA or Johnson Space Center?
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The Sombrero GalaxyMeanwhile, on another continent, Vesto Slipher, an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, was finishing a detailed study of the night sky.
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The famous sombrero galaxy is located within the constellation of Virgo. Its designation is M104. This edge-on spiral galaxy got its name from the sombrero hat-like appearance.
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M-104: The Sombrero Galaxy. This is one of the finest showpiece objects in the sky. This beautiful edge-on galaxy is 8-10'x2', oriented E-W, and has an obvious central bulge, with a distinct dark lane running the length of the galaxy.
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On our way to our next target, the Sombrero Galaxy, we will take a short detour to a trio of round galaxies, M87, M60, and M49. These three galaxies form a triangle about 10 degrees away from the Black Eye galaxy, down towards the southern horizon.
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Sombrero Galaxy ( M104, NGC 4594) sounding rocket source South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) South African Large Telescope (SALT) Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) Southern Reference Stars (SRS) Southern Sky Survey space ...
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Activity #4 " Identifying Unusual Galaxies1. c. { Sombrero Galaxy} With a bright halo of stars and a large central bulge of stars, it looks like a hat. 2. d. { Whirlpool Galaxy} It looks like a whirlpool in the ocean or water going down a drain.
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It was first thought that EG's had no gas or dust and were compsed of only dark matter and stars. This is no longer considered to be true as we can clearly see a lot of dust in galaxys such as the sombrero galaxy.
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One exception is the famous Sombrero Galaxy, M 104. It lies on the border to Corvus. Its highly irregular shape reminds in some ways on a sombrero. All other galaxies are assiciated with the Supercluster.
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See also: Galaxy, Time, Telescope, Galaxies, Sky
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