Sombrero Galaxy - Wikipedia
The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 [4] or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification [5] in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) [2] from the Milky Way galaxy.
Webb telescope offers an unexpected view of the Sombrero galaxy …
20 小时之前 · The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead of a Mexican hat, it appears more like an archery target.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures the Sombrero Galaxy in
23 小时之前 · The Sombrero Galaxy follows this tradition, named for its striking likeness to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat. But names don’t always hold up under closer scrutiny. NASA ’s Webb Telescope has revealed that in the mid-infrared, the signature “crown” of the Sombrero Galaxy disappears, transforming its appearance entirely. What once looked ...
Hats Off to NASA’s Webb: Sombrero Galaxy Dazzles in New Image
2024年11月25日 · In a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a galaxy named for its resemblance to a broad-brimmed Mexican hat appears more like an archery target. In Webb’s mid-infrared view of the Sombrero galaxy, also known as Messier 104 (M104), the signature, glowing core seen in visible-light images does not shine, and instead a […]
Messier 104 (The Sombrero Galaxy) - NASA Science
This stunning Hubble image of M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, is one of the largest mosaics ever assembled from Hubble observations. The hallmark of the nearly edge-on galaxy is a brilliant, white, bulbous core encircled by thick dust …
Sombrero Galaxy (Hubble and Webb Image)
2024年11月25日 · This image compares the view of the famous Sombrero Galaxy in mid-infrared light (top) and visible light (bottom). The James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the smooth inner disk of the galaxy, while the Hubble Space Telescope’s visible-light image shows the large and extended glow of the central bulge of stars.
The Sombrero Galaxy's star-forming days are nearly over — and …
2024年11月25日 · Located about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo, the Sombrero (catalogued as Messier 104 and NGC 4594) is the most massive spiral galaxy within 100 million light-years of...
Sombrero Galaxy (MIRI Image) | Webb
2024年11月25日 · The rings of the Sombrero Galaxy produce less than one solar mass of stars per year, in comparison to the Milky Way’s roughly two solar masses a year. It’s not a particular hotbed of star formation. The Sombrero Galaxy is around 30 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. Credits Image.
Hubble and Webb’s views of the Sombrero Galaxy | ESA/Webb
2024年11月25日 · The top image is Webb’s view of the Sombrero galaxy, the bottom image is Hubble’s view. In the Webb view, the galaxy is a very oblong, blue disk that extends from left to right at an angle (from about 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock). The galaxy has a small bright core at the centre. There is a clear inner disk that has speckles of stars ...
Sombrero Galaxy - NASA Science
2008年3月23日 · The spectacular dust rings harbor many younger and brighter stars, and show intricate details astronomers don't yet fully understand. The very center of the Sombrero is thought to house a large black hole. Fifty million-year-old light from the Sombrero Galaxy can be seen with a small telescope towards the constellation of Virgo.