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. 

Galaxies eat each other, not to die

The information galaxies eat each other, known to astronomers for a long time. Scientists for years to collect evidence of such a “galactic cannibalism”, and a neat coil, located inside the nearby elliptical galaxies, are yet another indication that such processes are very common in the universe.