Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Named the Sombrero Galaxy for its hat-like resemblance, M104 features a prominent dust lane and a bright halo of stars and globular clusters . Something truly energetic is going on in the Sombrero's center, as it not only appears bright in visible light, but glows prodigiously in X-ray light as well.
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