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Showing posts with label Sombrero Galaxy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sombrero Galaxy. Show all posts

Monday, July 15, 2013

The Sombrero Galaxy is seen by the Hale

What happens in the center of this spiral galaxy? Call Sombrero Galaxy for its resemblance to the Mexican sombrero, M104 has a very striking dust lane and bright halo consisting of stars and clusters globular. 

The diffuse glow of the extended core of the galaxy is due to the brilliance of billions of old stars.