Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3173  ·  IC 3187  ·  IC 3209  ·  IC 3239  ·  IC 3258  ·  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  IC 3305  ·  IC 3311  ·  IC 3331  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3356  ·  IC 3358  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3381  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  IC 3413  ·  IC 3418  ·  IC 3432  ·  IC 3437  ·  IC 3442  ·  IC 3443  ·  IC 3446  ·  IC 3457  ·  IC 3459  ·  IC 3461  ·  And 81 more.
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Markarian's Chain and other inter-gallactic friends - Virgo Super Cluster, David Wright
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Markarian's Chain and other inter-gallactic friends - Virgo Super Cluster

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Markarian's Chain and other inter-gallactic friends - Virgo Super Cluster, David Wright
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Markarian's Chain and other inter-gallactic friends - Virgo Super Cluster

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I've been wanting to image this patch of sky for a while but I kept getting drawn to the glossy nebulae. So glad I took the time to look here because it really makes you think about the scale of our universe. I can see maybe thirty galaxies here (well, in the full res image) in this wide-field view (there's probably more) and it's approximately 55million year old photons that graced my sensor..... Makes you think.

Going back with the RC6 very shortly.

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Markarian's Chain and other inter-gallactic friends - Virgo Super Cluster, David Wright