Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  M 89  ·  M 90  ·  NGC 4302  ·  NGC 4313  ·  NGC 4371  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4486  ·  NGC 4552  ·  NGC 4569  ·  Virgo Galaxy
Markarian's Chain in Virgo, Rich Taylor
Markarian's Chain in Virgo
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Markarian's Chain in Virgo

Markarian's Chain in Virgo, Rich Taylor
Markarian's Chain in Virgo
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Markarian's Chain in Virgo

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Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. When viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line. Charles Messier first discovered two of the galaxies, M84 and M86, in 1781. Wikipedia

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Markarian's Chain in Virgo, Rich Taylor