M104 is a spiral galaxy known for its nearly edge-on profile featuring a huge ring. The ring is seen because of the silhouette of cosmic dust against the bright stars. Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based Subaru data have been used to process this image to provide natural colors since the central bulge prevents the galaxy from being properly seen with ground-based instruments. The Sombrero Galaxy is thought to hold a massive black hole.
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