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M104 Sombrero Galaxy

Edge on spiral galaxy with an unusually large bulge. The bright nucleus can be seen at the centre of this bulge. Also note the prominent dust lane.

Date Luminance: 29th March 2009
Telescope 250mm F4.8 Newtonian Reflector with MPCC coma corrector
Filter Lumicon Deep Sky
Exposure (seconds) 24 x 300s Luminance
Software CCDstack & IRIS