Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

30-Apr-2026 12:50 ADT 30-Apr-2026 15:50 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M104, the Sombrero Galaxy, 28-Apr-2016

Scope: Celestron C-11, f/10
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: C-90/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 6 @ 300s L, 3 each @ 300s L,R,G,B
Total Exposure: 1h15m
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 50 Mly
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