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Distance: 28 Million Light YearsMagnitude: 8.0Size: 9 x 4 Arc MinutesGalaxy Type: Spiral Sa-Sb + EllipticalTelescope: 10” RCMount: AP 900Camera: QSI 683Exposure: L 15×600 Bin 1, RGB 20×300 Bin 2 Messier 104, aka the Sombrero galaxy, is a hybrid elliptical/spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The two most prominent features are the large bright halo […]

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