Hubble Unveils the Sombrero Galaxy from a Unique Perspective

Hubble Unveils the Sombrero Galaxy from a Unique Perspective

In the vastness of the virgin constellation, a galactic silhouette has intrigued astronomers for decades by its simple and confusing look. Profile view, circulated by a luminous halo, the sombrero galaxy seems suspended in the void, frozen between two stellar worlds. Neither completely spiral nor completely elliptical, it concentrates the paradoxes, with an almost inactive dusty disc and a central black hole of a colossal mass. Long studied, it …

In the immensity of the constellation of the Virgin, a galactic silhouette has been intriguing astronomers for decades by its simple and confusing appearance. View of profile, surrounded by a luminous halo, the Sombrero galaxy seems suspended in the void, frozen between two star worlds. Neither quite spiral, nor totally elliptical, it concentrates paradoxes, with an almost inactive dusty disc and a central black hole of a colossal mass. However,…