Due to its resemblance to a wide brimmed hat, we call it Sombrero Galaxy. It is a popular deep sky object to be photographed under light polluted skies because of its high surface brightness. Notice there is a faint blob on the lower right, PGC 962963 it has a visual magnitude of +16.65 at 1.4 billion light years away from us!
Equipment: Skywatcher 150/750, Nikon D5300, EQ3 Pro
Settings: 450x20s, ISO400
Software: DSS, PS
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