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The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) has been obtained with FORS1 multi-mode instrument at VLT Antu on January 30, 2000. It is a composite of three exposures in different wavebands. The "Sombrero" is located in the Virgo (The Virgin) constellation, at a distance of about 50 million light-years. The overall sharpness of this colour image corresponds to approximately 0.7 arcsec which translates into a resolution of about 170 light-years at that distance. © ESO (European Southern Observatory) - www.eso.org