#sombrerogalaxy

[itsfullofstars]

[johnlyngfr]

The Sombrero Galaxy

The Sombrero Galaxy has a unique shape that fascinates amateur Astrophotographers. Part spiral, part elliptical-cloud, but not Lenticular. Astronomers cannot explain why this galaxy is so unusual. Aesthetically, the shroud of dust and the uniform flat-disk shape distract our understanding because we associate these characteristics with sites of industrial development here on earth.

I cropped the image to draw attention to the details visible on the facing edge, and the faint details on the flat upward side.

This final image is an aggregate of the 101 best photos where each was a 3 minute exposure. These were considered the best of 132 captured images from 2025 and 2024. I photographed the Sombrero Galaxy from my balcony in Strasbourg France over three nights in April 2024 and three additional nights in April-May 2025.

[entertainmentnerdly]

Sombrerogalaxy, oil on canvas 60x60, me 2022 via /r/space https://ift.tt/2ZfkN7J

[johnlyngfr]

Messier-104 is called the “Sombrero Galaxy” because it has a prominent edge like a Mexican hat.

We are viewing it edge-on, and this draws our attention to the contrasting fine dark details revealed at the centre.

The Sombrero Galaxy also has an unusual cloud of dust and gas surrounding it, making it more mysterious than those with the classic pinwheel shape.

This galaxy is 30 million light years distance for earth. In perspective: a radio message to the moon takes about 1 second and to the planets it takes several minutes. However, a radio message to the Sombrero Galaxy takes 30 million years.

This final image is an aggregate of 38 photos where each was a 3 minute exposure. These were considered the best of 68 captured images. I photographed Messier-104 from my balcony in Strasbourg France over two nights in April 2023.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy

[superclamknighttoad]

M104 aka the Sombrero galaxy photo by Spitzer space telescope. #universe #sombrerogalaxy #aadpakvis (bij Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQaBH4jltJt/?utm_medium=tumblr

[johnlyngfr]

Messier-104, the Sombrero Galaxy, revealed with its famous dust cloud at the centre. Photographed from my terrace in Bordeaux France over three nights May-June 2020. #messier104 #sombrerogalaxy #astrophotography (at Bordeaux, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBVZLm5HIRp/?igshid=1kvkyq82yz2lp

[isurfit]

#m104 #sombrerogalaxy @ftlscience #galaxy #space (presso The Sombrero Galaxy) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9V4L9JoF95/?igshid=19j6haqxulhvg

[six-t]

800mmの望遠鏡では頑張ってもこれぐらいの大きさです。 ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡が撮影したこのソンブレロ銀河の写真がとても綺麗で幼い頃、パソコンで印刷した写真を持ち歩いていました。 宇宙が好きになったきっかけでもありますね✨ #ソンブレロ銀河 #sombrerogalaxy #galaxy #天体写真 https://www.instagram.com/p/BswLJmmlQ4B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ha9sibuw84d7