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Markarian's Chain, or... Mars attacks ?, PiPais
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Markarian's Chain, or... Mars attacks ?

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Markarian's Chain, or... Mars attacks ?, PiPais
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Markarian's Chain, or... Mars attacks ?

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Many galaxies belonging to the Virgo cluster appear in this image, including this famous chain which Benjamin Markarian discovered was traveling together. But... Where are they going? 
It was early in the night, about 1:30  when I finished to capture NGC1848, so I decided to continue to enjoy of a very stable sky until the rising sun... And I was rewarded!

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Markarian's Chain, or... Mars attacks ?, PiPais