M104 - galaxy
15.4.2004

DATA
Telescope Celestron C8-SGT
Camera Casio QV-3500EX
Lens 35mm f/2
Exposure 5 X 20 s
ISO 180
Eyepiece 40mm

Focal reducer (f/6.3) was used.

Dark frame subtracted,
and stacked with Registax2. Further processing (noise removed and level adjustment) made with Photoshop.

Spiral galaxy in Virgo. Distance 28 million light years. Nicknamed the 'Sombrero galaxy'.

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