Markarian's Chain in Virgo galaxy cluster (Michael Stecker)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: M 84 · M 86 · NGC 4374 · NGC 4387 · NGC 4388 · NGC 4402 · NGC 4406 · NGC 4407 · NGC 4425 · NGC 4435 · NGC 4438 · NGC 4458 · NGC 4461 · NGC 4473

Markarian's Chain in Virgo galaxy cluster, Michael Stecker

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Markarian's Chain in Virgo galaxy cluster

Markarian's Chain in Virgo Galaxy Cluster
Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies about 50 million light-years from Earth. Member galaxies include M84, M86, NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435. Just right of center is blue armed galaxy NGC 4438 which is being distorted by interacting lenticular galaxy NGC 4435. This is a joint project of James Foster and me using my Askar 103 APO 4-inch triplet refractor at f/5.5 and full frame ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro color astro-camera. The image was cropped.
file: VirgoClusterAskar103_130minEXPlastJRF-1cr1b.jpg

Photographic Data
telescope:
Askar 103 APO triplet refractor with 0.8X focal reducer
Aperture: 103 mm (4-inch)
Focal ratio: f/5.5
Focal Length: 560 mm
cropped image

mount:
iOptron CEM60

imaging camera:
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro color astro-camera
cropped image

exposure:
300 sec X 26 (130 minutes)

guiding:
off-axis

processing software:
Maxim-DL and Photoshop Elements 2021
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photographic site:
Pinion Pines Estates (Frazier Park California)
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevation)

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