Happy Cinco de Mayo! What’s the connection between backyard astronomy and this popular May 5 Mexican-American holiday? That’s simple. We’re going to the southerly part of the constellation Virgo to explore the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), one of the finest examples of an edge-on galaxy bisected by a dark dust lane. The nickname arises from itsContinue reading "A hat, a shark, and time travel"
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