M104

"The Sombrero Galaxy"

Constellation- Virgo

Right Ascension 12 : 40.0 (h:m)

Declination -11 : 37 (deg:m)

Distance 50,000,000 light years

Visual Brightness 8.0 (mag)

Apparent Dimension 9x4 (arc min)

Date- April 18, 2004

Telescope/Focal length/Camera- NexStar 11GPS @ f/7.05, SBIG ST-8XE NABG @ -20C autoguided with CCDSoft Ver. 5.0

Integrations- Lum= 7 x 600 seconds, RGB= 3 x 600 seconds each

Processing-, Darks and flats in CCDSoft Ver. 5.0, LRGB combine in Photoshop 5.0 with levels and curves