| M104 - Sombrero Galaxy NGC 4594, Constellation: Virgo (The Virgin), Equatorial 2000: RA: 12h 39m 59s Dec: -11°37'21" Distance: 50 million light years, Visual Magnitude: 8.0, Size: 8.6 x 4.2 arc mins Transits at the end of twilight at 6:47pm 24th June, Elevation 70 degrees, due North |
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| - Imaged on 20090429 - 25.4cm 10" F/4.7 Newtonian Reflector - 100 video frames no filter at x128 integration - Bahtinov focusing mask - 0.6 focal reducer, rough polar alignment, crescent moon, elevation about 50 degrees - aligned, stacked in Registax with no optimisation - levels adjusted in Photoshop Elements 5.0 |