Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  M 88  ·  NGC 4371  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4452  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4486  ·  NGC 4501  ·  Virgo Galaxy
Markarian's Chain, Wintyfresh
Markarian's Chain
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Markarian's Chain

Markarian's Chain, Wintyfresh
Markarian's Chain
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Markarian's Chain

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Kicking off Galaxy Season with a bunch of galaxies!

70 million light years away across the heart of the Virgo Cluster is a string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain.

131x180"

Celestron 8" RASA, ZWO asi2600mc-pro, 2" Optolong L-Pro Filter, asi290mc in an Evoguide 50 guiding an EQ8-R Pro.

Captured with NINA, processed in PixInsight.

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Markarian's Chain, Wintyfresh