The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104 or NGC 4594, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus. The galaxy is ~31.1 million light-years from our galaxy.
Image credit: Spitzer space telescope
10 years ago ... I worked at the Pentagon, had a six-figure income, house, boat, Ducati motorcycle, and a BMW. None of that brought me happiness. Today, I explore the world on a shoe-string budget.
I gave it all up ... to live.
Imagine being told in 1963 that a bunch of bozo billionaires are competing with each other to make "mobile phones" a thing of the future. Yeah, kind of what we are seeing now ... people complaining about space race. Keep it up
@elonmusk
@JeffBezos
and
@richardbranson
.
Today, on April 1st at 130pm EST, you'll be able to see the transit of Saturn! This astronomical event only happens only once every 74,267 years!
#1st
of April
As we approach the dawn of a new age in space exploration with
@NASAWebb
... let's give a warm thanks to
@NASAHubble
for opening our eyes to the Universe.