RedCat Finds Markarian's Chain (Daniel Erickson)

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 3443 · IC 3457 · IC 3475 · IC 3476 · IC 3489 · IC 3492 · IC 3500 · IC 3501 · M 84 · M 86 · M 87 · NGC 4305 · NGC 4306 · NGC 4351 · NGC 4374 · NGC 4387 · NGC 4388 · NGC 4402 · NGC 4406 · And 23 more.

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RedCat Finds Markarian's Chain

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RedCat Finds Markarian's Chain

At the suggestion of friend, @Michael Feigenbaum, RedCat ventured into Virgo to see Markarian's Chain. I did not expect a lot from this journey, but in the end I was surprised by the richness of galaxies in this view. A good image, I think, should show the seven principle galaxies in the chain. I feel fortunate that the RedCat was able to see much, much more and even capture some galactic details in the process. Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!

I hope you enjoy the image as much as I did taking on the challenge and seeing the results.

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RA (center)	12h27m44s.87
RA (top/left)	12h33m49s.10
RA (top/right)	12h21m24s.80
RA (bottom/right)	12h21m43s.89
RA (bottom/left)	12h34m02s.15

Dec (center)	+13°07′05″.5
Dec (top/left)	+14°07′24″.6
Dec (top/right)	+14°01′24″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+12°06′16″.6
Dec (bottom/left)	+12°12′10″.5

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