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Markarian's Chain, estabrook
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Markarian's Chain

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Markarian's Chain

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As Markarian's Chain passes overhead and sets behind my house, my 2022 Galaxy Season draws to a successful close.  I had begun capturing the Chain early in the evenings in late May, while waiting for other targets (the Fireworks Galaxy and Dumbbell Nebula) to rise above the trees.  Because I was more focused on those other targets, I have to confess I gave this one short shrift.  I was only able to capture about 4 hours of useful data on this target, not quite enough to capture the detail in the Eyes (NGC 4438 and 4435) that I was hoping for.  I'll add this to the list of targets to return to next year!

(Captured: C6, AVX, Hyperstar, ASI183MC Pro, Optolong L-Pro filter. Processed: AstroPixelProcessor, PixInsight, StarXterminator, NoiseXterminator)

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