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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies, Simon Schweizer
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies
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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies

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These galaxies are a part of the virgo cluster.

(One of them, the most northern one, is missing due to chip size.)

The two galaxies in the center are called "the two eyes".

Here's a picture made with the Very Large Telescope (ESO) for comparison:

http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/large/eso1131a.jpg

More informations (in German):

http://www.astropage.eu/index_news.php?id=1538

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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies, Simon Schweizer