Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4473  ·  NGC 4477  ·  NGC 4486  ·  Virgo Galaxy
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Markarian's Chain, with M87, SoundIdea
Markarian's Chain, with M87
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Markarian's Chain, with M87

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Markarian's Chain, with M87, SoundIdea
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Markarian's Chain, with M87

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This attractive group of galaxies in Virgo was imaged from Bortle 2-ish conditions over two nights at the Spring 2018 CalStar star party last month at Lake San Antonio, California.

Can you imagine? Each one of those fuzzy blobs is home to hundreds of billions of stars. How much life must be out there looking up into their own skies wondering like we are if anyone else is out there?

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Markarian's Chain, with M87, SoundIdea