Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  M 88  ·  M 99  ·  NGC 4254  ·  NGC 4302  ·  NGC 4312  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4429  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4486  ·  NGC 4501  ·  Pin-wheel nebula  ·  The Eyes
Markarian's Chain Widefield, Steven Hanaway
Markarian's Chain Widefield
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Markarian's Chain Widefield

Markarian's Chain Widefield, Steven Hanaway
Markarian's Chain Widefield
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Markarian's Chain Widefield

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Good morning everyone! Today's image is an image I recently captured of Markarian's Chain using a vintage Vivitar 200mm prime lens. Markarian's Chain is a group of galaxies that are lined up in a curve, and form part of the Virgo galaxy cluster. Two of the galaxies in Markarian's Chain are Messier objects, Messier 84 and 86. The Virgo galaxy cluster contains approximatly 1500 galaxies, and whose center lies about 53 million light years away from Earth. I hope you like today's image, be sure to take the time to look close, and you'll see galaxies you wouldn't notice at first glance. Clear Skies!

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Markarian's Chain Widefield, Steven Hanaway