Classroom Aid - Sombrero Galaxy M104

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In this segment of our “How far away is it” video book, we cover the local galaxy volume compiled by the Spitzer Local Volume Legacy Survey team.

The survey covered 258 galaxies within 36 million light years. We take a look at just a few of them including: NGC 4214, Centaurus A, NGC 5128 Jets, NGC 1569, majestic M81, Holmberg IX, M82, NGC 2976,the unusual Circinus, M83, NGC 2787, the Pinwheel Galaxy M101, NGC 6503, the Fireworks Galaxy and its disappearing star, M106, NGC 3344, NGC 4485, the Sombrero Galaxy M104 including Spitzer’s infrared view, NGC 1512, the Whirlpool Galaxy M51, M74, M66, and M96. In addition, we cover the Density Wave theory that attempts to explain how spiral arms in spiral galaxies exist as they do.

We end with a look at the tuning fork diagram created by Edwin Hubble with its description of spiral, elliptical, lenticular and irregular galaxies.

[Chiliconpower]

Thanks for all the great videos David!

[ronniepirtlejr]

Around 1984 my mother was dating a guy that worked for Goldstone deep space. He was one of the guys that would send and receive data to the voyagers. I'm still friends with this guy today. My friend, had a friend that was the head of the LA Observatory in Los Angeles. His friend drove up to where we were living in Barstow California. He was very excited because he had patented a new technology on this mirror to the telescope that he built. His telescope was constructed out of plywood. It stood about 6 to 7 ft tall. Around 2 1/2 ft - 3 ft wide.
We drove south of Barstow around 15 - 20 miles outside of the city until we were on the other side of a mountain, so it would block the light. We were in complete darkness.
He set this telescope up first on the moon. He was able to focus on one single crater!
Then he introduced me to the Sombrero Galaxy. It was my first time ever hearing about it. when I look through the Optics Wow! I seen the sombrero around 18" in. Wide in super high-def. I could not believe the resolution of this thing! Whatever his patented new technology was on this telescope, it had a super picture! It reminded me of a smaller version of Hubble.
He focused in on one of the moons of Jupiter, then Jupiter & it's rings. Like I previously said the Moon or just one single crater and many other objects in the sky. I was around 14 years old back then, it is a moment I will never forget for as long as I live!

[Greatlakeskyle.]

Thank you for all the time you put into these. For someone with a pretty average brain, these are still interesting for how little I usually understand the math aspect of space.

[_John_Sean_Walker]

Isn't she beautiful?
Thanks for all this new videos, professor.
Super cool!

[MrElfenma]

i can t wait for the james webb telescope