The Halo of M104 (original) (raw)

The Halo of the Sombrero Galaxy M104

[ [M104, deep AAT image] ](../Pics/More/m104daat.jpg) [ [M104, deep AAT negative] ](../Pics/More/m104paat.jpg)

Deep very-long-exposure photograph of the Sombrero Galaxy M104, obtained byDavid Malin with the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This image shows a very extended halo, surrounding the galaxy. On the deep exposure, which reveals regions of very low surface brightness, M104 (or its halo) looks very much like a giant elliptical galaxy, disturbed by gravitational interaction with neighboring galaxies.

Two versions of this image are given: The first displays the negative of the deep image of the halo, superimposed by a small positive of the inner Sombrero galaxy, while the second image displays a positive of the halo, superimposed by the negative of the galaxy.

This images is copyrighted by theAustralian Astronomical Observatory; see theirusage policy.

Also note David Malin's color image of M104, showing much detail of this galaxy

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