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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 [4] or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification [5] in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) [2] from the Milky Way galaxy.
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The Sombrero Galaxy is an example of a LINER galaxy. [1] Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. A low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) is a type of galactic nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission.
English: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope joined forces to create this striking composite image of one of the most popular sights in the universe. Messier 104 is commonly known as the Sombrero galaxy because in visible light, it resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has returned incredible new photos of the Sombrero galaxy, offering a new look at the region. The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat ...
The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.
Primary lens: The objective of a refracting telescope. Primary mirror: The objective of a reflecting telescope. Corrector plate: A full aperture negative lens placed before a primary mirror designed to correct the optical aberrations of the mirror. Schmidt corrector plate: An aspheric-shaped corrector plate used in the Schmidt telescope.
Using spectroscopy of its brightest globular clusters, the merger is estimated to have occurred ~3 billion years ago. [8] NGC 1316 spans about 50 000 light-years. [9] It has been proposed too that NGC 1316 may be a galaxy in evolution that eventually will become a Sombrero-like system dominated by a large bulge. [10]
Original – Composite images using data from SINGS and the Hubble Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope, such as this infrared image of the Sombrero Galaxy, are among the best images of the sampled galaxies to date. (taken from Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxies Survey)) Reason Great image of a famous galaxy in infrared light.