Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3303  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  The Eyes
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A part of the Markarian Chain - The Eyes Galaxy NGC4438/4435 , M86, M84 and friends, Arnaud Peel
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A part of the Markarian Chain - The Eyes Galaxy NGC4438/4435 , M86, M84 and friends

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A part of the Markarian Chain - The Eyes Galaxy NGC4438/4435 , M86, M84 and friends, Arnaud Peel
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A part of the Markarian Chain - The Eyes Galaxy NGC4438/4435 , M86, M84 and friends

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I couldn't resist a try at the Markarian Chain or a part of it . I am indeed limited by the field of my scope to get the enrire chain ... but nonetheless , this part can be considred as the center of the chain with beautiful galaxies.

Red 25 subs@180s -20°C gain zero

Blue 27 subs@180s -20°C gain zero

Green 23 subs@180s -20°C gain zero

Light 67 subs@180s -20°C, gain zero

4 nights were necessary to get the subs: 07/08 of April 01/02, 02/03 and 09 of May

WIKI :

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. The other galaxies seen in the chain were discovered by William Herschel[1] and are now known primarily by their catalog numbers in John Louis Emil Dreyer's New General Catalogue, published in 1888.[2] It was ultimately named after the Armenian astrophysicist, Benjamin Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s.[3] Member galaxies include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435.

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A part of the Markarian Chain - The Eyes Galaxy NGC4438/4435 , M86, M84 and friends, Arnaud Peel