Deep Sky
M104
NGC 4594
Capture date: May 22, 2026
About the image
M104 was the first galaxy I photographed. Although the Sombrero Galaxy occupies only a small part of the frame, capturing its distinctive shape marked another important step in my deep-sky astrophotography.
Capture details
- Guiding
- No
- Total integration
- 33 min 20 s
- Filters
- None
Observing session 1 — May 22, 2026
Vienna, Austria
- Frames
- 100
- Exposure
- 100 × 20 s
- ISO
- 1600
- Integration time
- 33 min 20 s
Total integration: 33 min 20 s
Equipment
- Telescope
- Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED DS Pro
- Camera
- Nikon D3400
- Mount
- Explore Scientific iEXOS-100 PMC-Eight
Processing
Adobe Lightroom / Siril