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8 months ago

Image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), a spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane and bright central bulge. High X-ray emissions and stellar velocities suggest a supermassive black hole at its core, billions of times the mass of our Sun.

Astronomy Picture from 08/02/1997

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy
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Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970208.html

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Original post on sci.news

9 months ago

Webb Sees Sombrero Galaxy in Near-Infrared Light Using the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a new image of the ...

#Astronomy #CSA #ESA #Galaxy #Globular #cluster #IR #M104 […]

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Original post on sci.news

9 months ago

Webb Sees Sombrero Galaxy in Near-Infrared Light Using the NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument aboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured a new image of the ...

#Astronomy #CSA #ESA #Galaxy #Globular #cluster #IR #M104 […]

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9 months ago

Stunning image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), a spiral galaxy in the Virgo constellation. Its prominent dust lane and bright halo of stars and globular clusters create its iconic "sombrero" shape. The galaxy's center is thought to harbor a supermassive black hole. 50 million-year-old light from this galaxy is visible even with a small telescope.

Astronomy Picture from 15/07/2013

The Sombrero Galaxy from Hale

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130715.html

#SombreroGalaxy #M104 #SpiralGalaxy #Space #Astronomy #Astrophysics #BlackHole #VirgoConstellation #Galaxy #Cosmology #DeepSpace #HaleTelescope #GlobularClusters #DustLane

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9 months ago

A stunning composite image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) showcasing data from Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), Hubble Space Telescope (green), and Spitzer Space Telescope (red). The image reveals the galaxy's hot gas, stellar populations, and dust ring, highlighting its unique structure and 60,000 light-year extent. Located 28 million light-years away in the Virgo cluster.

Astronomy Picture from 05/05/2007

Sombrero Galaxy Across the Spectrum

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070505.html

#SombreroGalaxy #M104 #SpaceTelescope #Chandra #Hubble #Spitzer #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Galaxy #SpiralGalaxy #Infrared #Xray #Optical #VirgoCluster

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9 months ago

A stunning image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104 or NGC 4594), a spiral galaxy seen nearly edge-on, revealing its prominent dust lane and bright central bulge. Processed from Hubble Space Telescope and Subaru data, this image showcases the galaxy's intricate details, including its sombrero-like appearance. Located 28 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster, M104 is approximately 50,000 light-years across and believed to harbor a supermassive black hole at its core.

Astronomy Picture from 05/02/2015

M104: The Sombrero Galaxy

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150205.html

#SombreroGalaxy #M104 #NGC4594 #SpiralGalaxy #Hubble #Space #Astronomy #Cosmology #VirgoCluster #Galaxy #Astrophysics #DeepSpace #Universe #BlackHole

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C.I.É Buses

@mydublinbus.bsky.social

10 months ago

M104 outside the canteen in Broadstone garage. 1980. #buseireann #M104

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10 months ago

A mosaic of nine edge-on spiral galaxies, including the famous Sombrero Galaxy (M104). The image showcases the diverse appearances of these galaxies when viewed from the side, highlighting their central bulges and dust lanes. The edge-on perspective is crucial for studying galactic rotation and provides evidence for dark matter.

Astronomy Picture from 10/05/2001

Spirals On Edge

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010510.html

#EdgeOnGalaxies #SpiralGalaxies #GalaxyMosaic #SombreroGalaxy #M104 #NGCgalaxies #DarkMatter #Astrophysics #Cosmology #Space #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Universe

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Alan

@nicehat.org

10 months ago

Sombrero Galaxy M104

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Dom

@viking2.eurosky.social

10 months ago

#M104 #seestars50

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**In anticipation of the upcoming35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble team has released a beautiful new image of the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104.** This Hubble image shows Messier 104, a galaxy located 28 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Noll. Messier 104 is located approximately 28 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Also known as the Sombrero galaxy, M104 or NGC 4594, this galaxy was discovered on May 11, 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain. It has a diameter of approximately 49,000 light-years — about 3 times smaller than our Milky Way Galaxy. Messier 104 has a very massive central bulge and hosts a supermassive black hole. We see the galaxy edge-on, at an angle of 6 degrees south of its plane. Its dark dust lane dominates the view. Over the past two decades, Hubble has released several images of Messier 104, including this well-known image from October 2003. “Though packed with stars, the Sombrero galaxy is surprisingly not a hotbed of star formation,” the Hubble astronomers said in a statement. “Less than one solar mass of gas is converted into stars within the knotted, dusty disk of the galaxy each year.” “Even the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, which at nine billion solar masses is more than 2,000 times more massive than the Milky Way’s central black hole, is fairly calm.” “The galaxy is too faint to spot with the unaided eye, but it is readily viewable with a modest amateur telescope.” “Seen from Earth, the galaxy spans a distance equivalent to roughly one-third the diameter of the full Moon.” “The galaxy’s size on the sky is too large to fit within Hubble’s narrow field of view, so this image is actually a mosaic of several images stitched together.” “One of the things that makes this galaxy especially notable is its viewing angle, which is inclined just six degrees off of the galaxy’s equator.” “From this vantage point, intricate clumps and strands of dust stand out against the brilliant white galactic nucleus and bulge, creating an effect not unlike Saturn and its rings — but on an epic galactic scale.” “At the same time, this extreme angle makes it difficult to discern the structure of the Sombrero galaxy,” they said. “It’s not clear whether it’s a spiral galaxy, like our own Milky Way, or an elliptical galaxy.” “Curiously, the galaxy’s disk seems like a fairly typical disk for a spiral galaxy, and its spheroidal bulge and halo seem fairly typical for an elliptical galaxy — but the combination of the two components resembles neither a spiral nor an elliptical galaxy.”

10 months ago

Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Messier 104 In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of t...

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#Astronomy #Elliptical #galaxy #ESA #Galaxy #Hubble #M104 #Messier #104 #NASA #NGC

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**In anticipation of the upcoming35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the Hubble team has released a beautiful new image of the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104.** This Hubble image shows Messier 104, a galaxy located 28 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / K. Noll. Messier 104 is located approximately 28 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. Also known as the Sombrero galaxy, M104 or NGC 4594, this galaxy was discovered on May 11, 1781 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain. It has a diameter of approximately 49,000 light-years — about 3 times smaller than our Milky Way Galaxy. Messier 104 has a very massive central bulge and hosts a supermassive black hole. We see the galaxy edge-on, at an angle of 6 degrees south of its plane. Its dark dust lane dominates the view. Over the past two decades, Hubble has released several images of Messier 104, including this well-known image from October 2003. “Though packed with stars, the Sombrero galaxy is surprisingly not a hotbed of star formation,” the Hubble astronomers said in a statement. “Less than one solar mass of gas is converted into stars within the knotted, dusty disk of the galaxy each year.” “Even the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole, which at nine billion solar masses is more than 2,000 times more massive than the Milky Way’s central black hole, is fairly calm.” “The galaxy is too faint to spot with the unaided eye, but it is readily viewable with a modest amateur telescope.” “Seen from Earth, the galaxy spans a distance equivalent to roughly one-third the diameter of the full Moon.” “The galaxy’s size on the sky is too large to fit within Hubble’s narrow field of view, so this image is actually a mosaic of several images stitched together.” “One of the things that makes this galaxy especially notable is its viewing angle, which is inclined just six degrees off of the galaxy’s equator.” “From this vantage point, intricate clumps and strands of dust stand out against the brilliant white galactic nucleus and bulge, creating an effect not unlike Saturn and its rings — but on an epic galactic scale.” “At the same time, this extreme angle makes it difficult to discern the structure of the Sombrero galaxy,” they said. “It’s not clear whether it’s a spiral galaxy, like our own Milky Way, or an elliptical galaxy.” “Curiously, the galaxy’s disk seems like a fairly typical disk for a spiral galaxy, and its spheroidal bulge and halo seem fairly typical for an elliptical galaxy — but the combination of the two components resembles neither a spiral nor an elliptical galaxy.”

10 months ago

Hubble Space Telescope Revisits Messier 104 In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of t...

www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-messier...

#Astronomy #Elliptical #galaxy #ESA #Galaxy #Hubble #M104 #Messier #104 #NASA #NGC

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