I went back to the JMI website and used that one, it has no frame, but thanks for all the offers. Matt L. sent me an 1152X864 image that showed extremely clearly the link between the two little daisy-chained galaxies at bottom lower left. Actually the whole galaxy is surrounded by scads of tiny galaxies. That's one of the things I like about Hubble deep sky photos. Jack Jones Public Events Saguaro Astronomy Club Phoenix AZ spicastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.saguaroastro.org > Thanks, Stan. Definitely desktop background material. (If I could just get > the frame off it.) > > > > Fantastic. A full sized image of it can be obtained at: > > http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0310/sombrero_hst_big.jpg > > Stan > > > > Jones, Jack (AZ75) wrote: > > > > >I happened upon a Hubble ST photo of the Sombrero galaxy at the JMI > website > > >(http://www.jimsmobile.com/) and was totally amazed at how it really > looks. > > >I've never seen it with a transparent halo instead of a burnt-out core. > > > > > >Jack -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.