Superb celestial Sombrero

M104 

Messier 104 was described by Charles Messier as a “faint nebula” In  1784.
Now Messier 104 is known as a Sa-Sb spiral galaxy. It has a Very  bright core
which was a major feature in my sketch. I noticed the dust lane  cutting
through the galaxy but the side of the galaxy opposite the core is much  fainter
than the rest. It was hard to see in my 16″ F/4.5 Dobsonian at  110X.

~Sal Grasso

2 thoughts on “Superb celestial Sombrero”

  1. Sal,
    This is a beautiful sketch of the Sombrero galaxy. You have captured the central buldge and dust lane vey nicely.
    Frank

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