M104's extended and tilted halo

[MelBartels]

In retrospect, I didn't see the extremely faint oval ring, but I did see the severely tilted oval of the extended halo. The portion above M104 is a little easier and a bit pointed; the portion below is broader and essentially not defined at all!

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Mel Bartels

[Jimi Lowrey]

Mel what power were you using for this drawing?

[MelBartels]

The M104 sketch was done mostly at 115x, some at 190x. Mel Bartels