El Sombrerõ

[gerard33]

Hello
a galaxy of the northern hemisphere

http://oxnpxg.blu.livefilestore.com/...J/m104iris.jpg

30 * 3 mn with Atik 16HR
it was low on the horizon

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Quite a nice job Gerard, nicley framed, can see a bit of detail in the lane too, good work from your less than optimal latitude.

Oh and M104 is actually in the Southern Hemisphere around -12deg Dec so it passes only about 20deg North of the zenith from mid Australian latitudes.

Mike

[astroron (Ron)]

Gerrard, nice image
Maybe it is in the translation, but the Sombrero is a Southern Hemisphere galaxy RA12:40.0 Dec-11:37.

[allan gould]

Most Southern Galaxies are claimed as Northern Galaxies. Just have a look at the book Galaxies and how to observe them by Wolfgang Steinicke and
Richard Jakiel. Most of the Northern Galaxies are actually Southern Galaxies.

Give them back I say and end this Northern-centric obsession

By the way - a nice photo of one of our Southern galaxies

[gerard33]

Oh yes, i apologize for the mistake!
geography is a big mystery to me
I thought the earth was flat
good day

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

Very nicely put together.

[bkm2304 (Richard Brown)]

Very nice image, Gerard. And welcome to Ice In Space. I hope you enjoy contribuiting to the discussions!

Richard