Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3311  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477
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Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435, Phil Montgomery
Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435
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Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435

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Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435, Phil Montgomery
Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435
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Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435

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Processed in LRGB and taken in my backyard during poor to average seeing. 

The string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain is near the heart of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster and stretches across this field of view. The  prominent lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86 are visible. Near center you'll spot the pair of interacting galaxies NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, known to some as Markarian's Eyes. Its center an estimated 50 million light-years distant.

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Markarian's Chain: NGC4438, NGC4435, Phil Montgomery

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