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Markarian's Chain, Jan Scheers
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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain, Jan Scheers
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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. 
On the top left side of this image you find the massive galaxy M87. The most fascinating feature of this galaxy is its jet that extends from the central supermassive black hole of M87. The jet is visible in this image!

Image acquired with the Officina Stellare RH200 telescope and FLI ML16200 CCD-camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.
Total integration time only 160 minutes. 4 subs of 600s with each filter (LRGB).

Processing with Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.

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Markarian's Chain, Jan Scheers