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Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87, Paul Sugg
Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87
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Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87

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Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87, Paul Sugg
Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87
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Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87

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My first attempt at Markarian's Chain and my longest integration time to date (almost 4 hours). Others have 10 hours or more on this target, which would really make it better, so I may come back for more data, but I want to move on to some other targets. Captured on 5/6, 5/13, 5/14, 5/29 & 5/30, 2021.

116 x 120s lights gain=121 0 deg.

20 darks

21 flats

20 flat darks

Comments, suggestions & critique are welcomed. Thanks for looking!

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Markarian's Chain (in the Virgo galaxy cluster) with M87, Paul Sugg