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The Sombrero galaxy in Virgo

author: Nasa/Hubble heritage team/Novapix

reference: a-gax45-94003

Image Size 300 DPI: 97 * 54 cm

The "Sombrero" is located in the constellation Virgo. This magnificent galaxy is nearly one-fifth the diameter of the full moon. The team used Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys to take six pictures of the galaxy and then stitched them together to create the final composite image. The photo reveals a myriad of stars in a pancake-shaped disk as well as a glowing central bulge of stars.

Keywords for this photo:

2003 - ACS - ASTRONOMY - GALAXY - HST - HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE - M104 - NGC 4594 - POSTER - Sa - Sb - SOMBRERO - SPIRAL GALAXY - STAR - VIRGO -