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Posted on 10/05/2026 12:27:19 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: A deep image of the Sombrero galaxy reveals surprises. M104 is named the Sombrero galaxy because, on shorter exposures, it looks like a hat. A key defining feature of this huge galaxy is a dark brim of dust that circles the disk galaxy's center. A much longer exposure, however, brings up a hairy past where a bright, hazy halo is revealed that extends well past the central disk and contains many unresolved stars. Surprisingly, in this stellar haze, structures can be seen that include a diagonal ring. These structures and tidal streams provide fresh evidence that M104 had a violent past and is surely the result of collisions and mergers of smaller galaxies. Light takes about 30 million years to reach us from the Sombrero galaxy, which fully spans about 150 thousand light years across. The featured image was taken over seven days in mid-2026 from Namibia.
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La Cucaracha! Everybody sing, amigos!.........
La Cucaracha! La Cucaracha! Yum, yum so crunchy. We eat them. We are happy. Just like we were ordered.
Now whole galaxies are culturally appropriating!
Wow.
Matador Eduardo Corrocchio lives there, I’ve heard.
Nice.
I wonder what the nighttime skies in M104 would look compared to our skies.it’s fun to pick out amongst the stars in Virgo.
Nice to think that ring has a multitude of earthlike planets within virtual “walking distance” of each other. As close as we are to Alpha Centauri and maybe even much closer.
It kind of lookl like uranus?!
And it's often seen sitting against a building taking a nap with a bottle of tequila sitting by its side.
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