The famous Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a bright nearby spiral galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The prominent dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] lane and halo of stars and globular clusters [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] give this galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] its name. Something very energetic is going on in the Sombrero's center, as much X-ray [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] 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 [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…] lies at the Sombrero's center - a black hole [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…] a billion times the mass of our Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. This image was taken in blue light by the 0.9 meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Explanation
The famous Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a bright nearby spiral galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. The prominent dust [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] lane and halo of stars and globular clusters [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] give this galaxy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] its name. Something very energetic is going on in the Sombrero's center, as much X-ray [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] 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 [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…] lies at the Sombrero's center - a black hole [ http://cossc.gsfc.n…] a billion times the mass of our Sun [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. This image was taken in blue light by the 0.9 meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
