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570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy

570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy

A bright, flat galaxy resembling a glowing disk is centered in a star-filled space, surrounded by numerous stars and distant galaxies against a dark sky.

The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera turned its 4-meter telescope toward Messier 104, better known as the Sombrero Galaxy, and captured an exceptional side-on view of the galaxy, sometimes called "the Universe's dusty brimmed hat."

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570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy