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AAT image of the Sombrero Galaxy M104, by David Malin.

This image is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose

only. For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on

CD-ROM, please contact

Coral Cooksley of the

Anglo Australian Observatory.

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  Image of M104 from an anonymous source

  

  The well-known “Sombrero” galaxy M104 (NGC 4594) in Virgo. This is

  an excellent example of the early-type Sa spirals, with tightly-wound

  spiral arms (in fact, they can be difficult to trace when seen this

  close to edge-on) and a large-luminous bulge. The dense dust lane

  in this disk gives the galaxy its common name. M104 has a mildly

  active nucleus, seen in emission lines and radio emission, and has been

  discussed as a cnadidate for hosting a supermassive black hole, based

  on stellar dynamics in its core. This image is from a blue-light exposure

  with the 0.9-meter telescope of Kitt Peak National Observatory, with the

  data provided courtesy of T. Boroson.

  From Bill Keel‘s

  Messier Picture Gallery

  at the University of Alabama.

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  This image was obtained by Sven Kohle and Till Credner of

  Bonn, Germany

  on January 6, 1996 with the 0.9-meter Dutch telescope of the ESO La Silla

  observatory, with a 512×512 CCD camera. It was composed from 3 exposured taken

  in different color bands (through dufferent filters): V:5 min, R:2 min, I:5 min.

  The image is copyrighted by the observers.

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• Amateur images of M104;

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  Hartmut Frommert

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  Christine Kronberg

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  Last Modification: 22 Feb 1998, 14:10 MET