is the famous Sombrero Galaxy some 40 million light years away in Virgo. The Sombrero is linked with the discovery of the Red Shift. Observation at Lowell Observatory in 1912 showed a red shift of nearly 700 miles per second, this large red shift supported the Island Universe theory. (Burnham)
Foresthill, California
April 1998
Hypered PJM
FS-128, 45 minutes