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Markarian's Chain & Surrounding Region, Pat Darmody
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Markarian's Chain & Surrounding Region

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Markarian's Chain & Surrounding Region, Pat Darmody
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Markarian's Chain & Surrounding Region

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I switched over to the 80ED refractor and decided to try and squeeze M87, M88, and M90 in with Markarian's chain. Stellarium indicated it was possible with the ASI071MC, but that it would be a really tight fit. That was definitely the case! I spent about 45 minutes rotating the camera, taking test shots, and refocusing (after I bumped the focus knob while rotating the camera). It turned out to be worth the effort. I also BARELY caught M87's relativistic jet (bottom center of image).

Thanks for looking!

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Markarian's Chain & Surrounding Region, Pat Darmody