Name: The Sombrero Galaxy

Constellation:Virgo

Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Canon T3i.

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

 
 

Magnitude: 8.0

Angular size: 9' X 4'

This galaxy is a large galaxy with a central bulge and a prominent dust band around it. Its size is just below 10' of arc but its unique appearance qualifies it for the list.

 

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