Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3303  ·  IC 3311  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  IC 3432  ·  IC 794  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4431  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4436  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4440  ·  NGC 4446  ·  NGC 4447  ·  NGC 4458  ·  And 347 more.
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Markarian's chain and friends, James Tickner
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Markarian's chain and friends

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Markarian's chain and friends, James Tickner
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Markarian's chain and friends

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A wide-field shot of the galaxies making up Markarian's chain and its immediate surrounds. Apart from the brighter galaxies that form the prominent 'J' curve of the chain itself and M87 visible in the lower right, more than two dozen other fainter and smaller galaxies can be seen. This is one of the first images I obtained using my Nikon D5600 coupled to my ES refractor - really enjoying the wide field of view that comes from the larger APS-C sensor compared to my dedicated astrocam.

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Markarian's chain and friends, James Tickner