SBIG ST10 ME
L=10x120s 1xBin, R,G,B=5x60s 2xBin
LOT 1m Telescope Lulin, Taiwan
8000mm  f/8
SBIG Filter Set provided with the CFW8
no
average of 1.3 arc seconds
MaximDL LRGB composit, PS 5.5, CCDSharp
good seeing, good transparency.
Philipp Keller and the LOT team

A very nice galaxy that is called like this due to its stunning appearance. All the tiny little stars around the galaxy are globular clusters. There is a very good photograph (to our knowledge the best earthbound photograph of this galaxy) made with the VLT telescope here:
http://www.seds.org/messier/Pics/Jpg/m104vlt.jpg

We think that our image compares very well with this image regarding the fact that the 1m LOT has cost much less than 1/100 of the VLT cost