| Object: M104 (NGC 4594) | Date: 2018 May 5 |
| Type: Spiral galaxy | |
| Constellation: Virgo | Time & altitude: 23.20 UT 27º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 4/5 |
| R.A: 12h 40m | Transparency (5 high): 2/5 |
| Dec: -11º 37 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude 8.3 | Eyepiece 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Size (mins) 9 x 4 | Filters: Lumicon Deep Sky |
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Notes: There is a ground mist aggravating light pollution. M104 is the Sombrero Galaxy, caught due S at maximum altitude. The round core is very bright. The arms extend out from it roughly EW, the extension to the E seems a little greater than to the W. A prominent dark lane with a hard N edge runs the entire length of the galaxy just S of the core. The part of the core lying S of this dark lane is a very subtle, delicate feature not easily visible in these conditions. |
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