The Sky Today on Wednesday, May 21: The Sombrero Galaxy

Virgo the Maiden is draped across the southern sky late this evening, offering excellent views of a famous galaxy within its bounds: M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy.  Glowing at magnitude 8, this edge-on spiral is some 30 million light-years from Earth. It boasts a thin, dark dust lane that blocks light across itsContinue reading “The Sky Today on Wednesday, May 21: The Sombrero Galaxy”
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