Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3258  ·  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  IC 3311  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  IC 794  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4351  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4431  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4436  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4440  ·  NGC 4458  ·  The Eyes
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Markarian Chain partial, KiwiAstro
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Markarian Chain partial

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Capturing part of the Markarian Chain early this morning centering on the M86. Interesting to pick up the interacting Galaxies in the upper portion of the image - named the "eyes galaxies". A good group of objects to form into a mosaic with other parts of the Markarian Chain. Some of the galaxies at 50 to 60 mln light years...

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Markarian Chain partial, KiwiAstro

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