The Sombrero as a Ring
Posted in Astronomy at 20:00 on 6 January 2019
From Astronomy Picture of the Day for 1/1/2019. The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104) in infra-red:-

That central portion is much less transparent in visible light – photo from Wikipedia:-
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Tags: APOD, Astronomy Picture of the Day, infra-red, M104, Sombrero Galaxy, visible light
