Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  IC 3443  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4476  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4479  ·  NGC 4486  ·  The Eyes
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Markarian's Chain, Andrew Barton
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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain

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This is one of my favorite galaxy clusters (actually just part of the Virgo Cluster) to image. I shot a version of this early into astrophotography and was really looking forward to giving it another go. I love the fine structure and color you can see in the "Eyes", NGC 4435 and 4438. In this image the large elliptical galaxies even reveal some structure. If you look closely around the "Chain" you will see it is peppered with smaller galaxies.

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Markarian's Chain, Andrew Barton