Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD110086  ·  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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Sombrero Galaxy M104, Mat
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Sombrero Galaxy M104

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Sombrero Galaxy M104

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After literally months of bad weather, finally there was a night with fairly clear sky but unfortunately rather windy. The Sombrero was - for me - a surprisingly difficult object:

1) it is _really_ low in the sky and precisely within the light dome generated from Vienna/Austria (I photograph 1 hour's drive north from the city - setup takes another 1-2 hours).

2) It is much smaller than expected ;-)

Nevertheless, after identifying and kicking 4 frames with elongated stars (likely due to low altitude -- my trusty MGEN performed without flaw, but I think that atmospheric distortion may play a role) cropping and some heavy processing using GIMP and Fitswork, I arrived at this Sombrero which, in spite of having too short an exposure and slight artifacts, fulfills my humble expectations for a first try ;-)

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