The Halo of the Sombrero Galaxy M104

[M104, deep AAT image] [M104, deep AAT negative]

Deep very-long-exposure photograph of the Sombrero Galaxy M104, obtained by David 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 image is copyrighted and may be used for private purpose only. For any other kind of use, including internet mirroring and storing on CD-ROM, please contact the Photo Permissions Department of the Anglo Australian Observatory.

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

    Hartmut Frommert (spider@seds.org)
    Christine Kronberg (smil@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)

    [SEDS] [MAA] [Home] [Back to M104]

    Last Modification: 7 Feb 2001, 23:00 MET