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This image of the Sombrero Galaxy is a mosaic of six images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys in May and June 2003.

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English: The famous Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a bright nearby spiral galaxy. The prominent dust lane and halo of stars and globular clusters give this galaxy its name. Something very energetic is going on in the Sombrero's center, as much X-ray light has been detected from it. This X-ray emission coupled with unusually high central stellar velocities cause many astronomers to speculate that a black hole lies at the Sombrero's centre - a black hole a billion times the mass of our Sun.
Français : La fameuse galaxie du Sombrero (M104) est une galaxie spirale proche et particulierement brillante. La bande de poussières et le halo des étoiles et des amas globulaires lui ont donné son nom. Des évènements très énergetiques ont lieu dans le centre de cette galaxie et produisent de nombreux rayons X. Cette forte emission dans le X ainsi que la vitesse anormalement élevée des étoiles près de son centre font que beaucoup d'astronomes supposent qu'un trou noir se trouve au centre de cette galaxie. Un trou noir pesant un milliard de fois la masse du soleil.
Español: La famosa galaxia de Sombrero (M104) es una galaxia de la escalera luminosa de caracol cercana. La senda de polvo prominente, el halo de estrellas y los racimos globulares dan su nombre a esta galaxia. Una energía muy intensa puede observarse en el centro del Sombrero, debido a la gran cantidad de luz proveniente del centro. Esta emisión de la Radiografía (luz potente) acoplada con extraordinarias velocidades estelares centrales altas causa muchas astrónomas especulares por el agujero negro ubicado al centro del Sombrero - un agujero negro un mil millones veces más grande que la masa de nuestro Sol.

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  • Dimensions : 1600x1200 pixels

Durée d'exposition : 10.2 heures

  • Date : Mai - Juin 2003
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  • Source : http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/28/image/a
  • Licence : NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)


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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for November 19, 2005. It was captioned as followed:
English: Sombrero Galaxy M104 a mosaic of six images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys

Deutsch: Sombrerogalaxie M104, aufgenommen vom Hubble Space Telescope
English: Sombrero Galaxy M104 a mosaic of six images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys
Suomi: Avaruusteleskooppi Hubblen ottamasta kuudesta kuvasta koostuva sombrerogalaksi M104
Français : La galaxie en sombrero M104, un assemblage de six images prises par le télescope Hubble
Galego: A galaxia con forma de chapeu M104, mosaico de seis imaxes tomadas polo Telescopio Espacial Hubble.
Italiano: La Galassia Sombrero M104, un mosaico di sei immagini prese dal telescopio spaziale Hubble
日本語: ソンブレロ銀河 - ハッブル宇宙望遠鏡の高性能掃天カメラ (ACS) が撮影した6枚の写真の合成)
Latina: M104 galaxias causiae forma; compositio sex imaginum quae per telescopium Hubble photographice impressae sunt.
Nederlands: Sombreronevel of M 104 genomen met de Hubble Space Telescope.
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Sombrerogalaksen M104 i ein mosaikk sett saman av seks bilde tekne av Hubbleteleskopet.
Polski: Galaktyka Sombrero ( M 104), złożenie sześciu forografii z Teleskopu Hubble'a
Português: Sombrero Galaxy
Русский: Сомбрерообразная галактика M104 на снимке, сделанном телескопом «Хаббл»
Slovenčina: Sombrérová_galaxia M104 -- mozika šiestich záberov urobených Fotoaparátom pre vyspelý výskum Hubbleovho vesmírneho teleskopu
Slovenščina: Galaksija Sombrero (M104) v ozvezdju Devica. Mozaik šestih fotografij, posnetih z napredno raziskovalno kamero Hubblovega vesoljskega teleskopa.
ไทย: ดาราจักรซอมเบรโร เอ็ม ๑๐๔, ภาพจากการต่อภาพ ๖ ภาพที่ถ่ายด้วยกล้องสำรวจระดับสูงของ กล้องโทรทรรศน์อวกาศฮับเบิลเข้าด้วยกัน
‪中文(简体)‬: 六幅 哈勃望远镜拍摄的照片拼出的M104伞帽状河外星系的全图

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