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My Half Baked Very Wide Field of Markarian's Chain et al (77 total objects identified), Bruce Donzanti
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Revision I was to stretch a bit more without totally destroying the objects being captured.  I had to crop very slightly as some large stars in the peripherally were creating some reflective issues.  Despite that, plate solving identified:

33 NGC objects
38 IC objects
6 Messier objects


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My comfort zone is clearly narrowband imaging, so Galaxy Season means angst to me given my LP area.  However, Chris Sullivan, who produces magnificent galaxy images in B7/8 skies, told me he learned that he needed a minimum of 20+ hrs.  Thus, the title of my half-baked image of Markarian's Chain as I was hoping for 20+ hrs.  However, the persistent thin clouds, moon now rising, and 90+ degrees with 99% humidity have convinced me to stop at this point.  I am ok with the results, as this wide field captured a large collection of galaxy types.  I also experimented with using Gain 0 for the first time on the ASI6200mm, thinking it may prevent too much core blowout of these tiny galaxies upon stretching (I still need to keep playing with GHS to see if it would work better).  I was pleased with the color when you zoom in further, like Version F with the Chain at center stage and Version G displaying a closer look at The Eyes, which I recently did as a closeup using my C11" and ASSI2600mm (https://astrob.in/zdgvyv/0/).  So, overall, I call this a success for my first time doing this beautiful stretch of galaxies that form part of the Virgo Cluster, whose path can clearly be seen in Version H.  The original  (so-called final) is uncropped.

Interesting fact if you were not aware:  Charles Messier discovered two of the galaxies, M84 and M86, the other galaxies were discovered by William Herschel.  So, why is it called Markarian's Chain?  It was ultimately named after the Soviet astrophysicist, Benjamin Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s.  Member galaxies include: M84 (NGC4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC4473, NGC4461, NGC4458, NGC4438, and NGC 4435.................  all present and accounted for in this image, along with many more galaxies.

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Description: Markarian's Chain _ center stage

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Description: Inverted image to clearly see the path of Markarian's Chain

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My Half Baked Very Wide Field of Markarian's Chain et al (77 total objects identified), Bruce Donzanti