NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has trained its razor-sharp eye on one of the universe's most stately and photogenic galaxies, the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104). The galaxy's hallmark is a brilliant white, bulbous core encircled by the thick dust lanes comprising the spiral structure of the galaxy. As seen from Earth, the galaxy is tilted nearly edge-on. We view it from just six degrees north of its equatorial plane. This brilliant galaxy was named the Sombrero because of its resemblance to the broad rim and high-topped Mexican hat.
At a relatively bright magnitude of +8, M104 is just beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility and is easily seen through small telescopes. The Sombrero lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is located 28 million light-years from Earth.
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NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has trained its razor-sharp eye on one of the universe's most stately and photogenic galaxies, the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104). The galaxy's hallmark is a brilliant white, bulbous core encircled by the thick dust lanes comprising the spiral structure of the galaxy. As seen from Earth, the galaxy is tilted nearly edge-on. We view it from just six degrees north of its equatorial plane. This brilliant galaxy was named the Sombrero because of its resemblance to the broad rim and high-topped Mexican hat.
At a relatively bright magnitude of +8, M104 is just beyond the limit of naked-eye visibility and is easily seen through small telescopes. The Sombrero lies at the southern edge of the rich Virgo cluster of galaxies and is one of the most massive objects in that group, equivalent to 800 billion suns. The galaxy is 50,000 light-years across and is located 28 million light-years from Earth.
NASA和ESA的哈勃望远镜用它犀利的眼睛注视着宇宙中最壮观最上镜的星系之一，像宽边儿帽一样的M104。（好想笑。。。）
这个星系的特点是一个亮白色，球茎状的内核，内核的外层被厚厚的尘埃带包围， 组成了这个螺旋结构的星系。不过从地球上看，这个星系倾斜的只能看到薄边。（=。=）我们的视角只比它的赤道面偏了6度哟。这个明亮的星系之所以被称为宽边儿帽就是因为它长得很像阔边高顶的墨西哥帽。
由于M104的亮度等级为相对明亮的+8级，肉眼看是有些困难，但通过小型望远镜可以很容易观察到。宽边儿帽同学属于成员丰富的室女星系团，在星系团的南部边缘，也是这个星系团中最巨型的成员之一。 它的体积大约相当于8,000亿个太阳。。。宽边儿帽广度有50,000光年，而距地球2,800万光年。
好想。。。掰断。。。
好大的饼哇
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