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Markarian's Chain - Centered on NGC 4435, JuergenB
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Markarian's Chain - Centered on NGC 4435

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Markarian's Chain - Centered on NGC 4435, JuergenB
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Markarian's Chain - Centered on NGC 4435

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Markarian's Chain is found almost at the center of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster. The most massive galaxy of the Virgo Galaxy cluster, M 87, is located just outside of the frame. The underlying LRGB series of this photograph was taken in a single night. Bright galaxy cores have been processed in Pixinsight with HDR wavelets in order to preserve the details.

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Markarian's Chain - Centered on NGC 4435, JuergenB