Washington - (Saba):
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the Hubble Space Telescope has released a high-resolution re-processed image of the unique Sombrero Galaxy, located about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
The galaxy is known for its unusual, flat-hat-like shape, combining the characteristics of spiral and elliptical galaxies, and features dense dust lanes surrounding it like the perimeter of a fancy hat.
Sombrero was first observed in 2003 and has become one of Hubble's most famous images. Now, the new processing reveals previously unseen details, including a web of stars and dust and a bright center housing a supermassive black hole with the mass of 9 billion suns.
Despite its brightness, the galaxy is not particularly active in star formation, producing only one star per year.
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the Hubble Space Telescope has released a high-resolution re-processed image of the unique Sombrero Galaxy, located about 31 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
The galaxy is known for its unusual, flat-hat-like shape, combining the characteristics of spiral and elliptical galaxies, and features dense dust lanes surrounding it like the perimeter of a fancy hat.
Sombrero was first observed in 2003 and has become one of Hubble's most famous images. Now, the new processing reveals previously unseen details, including a web of stars and dust and a bright center housing a supermassive black hole with the mass of 9 billion suns.
Despite its brightness, the galaxy is not particularly active in star formation, producing only one star per year.