Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3258  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461
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M84 and M86 and friends, Roger Menard
M84 and M86 and friends
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M84 and M86 and friends

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M84 and M86 and friends, Roger Menard
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M84 and M86 and friends

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M84 and M86 are part of the Markarian's Chain of Galaxies.  I imaged this group a few years ago but decided to give it another try. M84 and Mk86 are classified as elliptical galaxies but there is some debate that they may actually be Lenticular galaxies. This is a very rich field of galaxies. You can see the interacting galaxies NGC 4435 and NGC 4438. Images like this one shows the vastness of our universe.

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M84 and M86 and friends, Roger Menard