Rod Prazeres

Entrant Statement: An edge-on masterpiece 31 million light-years away, M104’s brilliant core and shadowed dust lane form a celestial hat suspended in the dark.

Location: Observatorio El Sauce

Equipment: Planewave CDK24, QHYCCD QHY600 Pro M, Astrodon LRGB filters

Exposure: Lum: 37x300"; R: 33x300"; G: 37x300"; B: 30x300"

Total Integration Time: 11h 25'