Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 58  ·  M 60  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  M 88  ·  M 89  ·  M 90  ·  M 91  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4429  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4486  ·  NGC 4501  ·  NGC 4548  ·  NGC 4552  ·  NGC 4569  ·  NGC 4579  ·  NGC 4649  ·  Virgo Galaxy
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Galaxies Galore in Virgo, Alan Dyer
Galaxies Galore in Virgo
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Galaxies Galore in Virgo, Alan Dyer
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A wide-field image of the Coma-Virgo Galaxy Cluster (mostly in Virgo) including the Messier galaxies of Markarian’s Chain at right, and to Messier 59 and 60 at bottom left, adn up to M91 and M88 at top. The field is about 4 degrees high and 6 degrees wide.

This is a stack of 8 x 8-minute exposures through the SharpStar 76mm EDPH refractor and with the SharpStar flattener/reducer for f/4.5, and with the Canon EOS Ra at ISO 800.

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Galaxies Galore in Virgo, Alan Dyer

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