NGC4435 & 4438 et al, The Virgo Galaxy Cluster, Markarian's Chain, & the Eyes (David Payne)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Virgo (Vir) · Contains: IC 3239 · IC 3258 · IC 3280 · IC 3303 · IC 3305 · IC 3311 · IC 3331 · IC 3344 · IC 3349 · IC 3355 · IC 3363 · IC 3381 · IC 3382 · IC 3388 · IC 3393 · IC 3443 · IC 3457 · IC 3459 · IC 3475 · IC 3489 · IC 794 · M 84 · M 86 · M 87 · NGC 4305 · NGC 4306 · NGC 4313 · NGC 4351 · NGC 4371 · NGC 4374 · And 22 more.

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NGC4435 & 4438 et al, The Virgo Galaxy Cluster, Markarian's Chain, & the Eyes

Virgo Galaxy Cluster.

Taken when my primary target set (I like SGPro), so consists of a half nights worth of RGB& Ha.

So many galaxies (at least 50) and even what looks like a "comet" (thumbnail) - I'll have to check to see if it moves. Hey, I'm just an amateur. So I will have to make the effort to count the galaxies.

Interesting shape of the Eyes, resulting from their interaction.

THe image actually took longer to process than to shoot, and I think it would benefit from more integration time. Also, corner stars are elongated and point to the centre, which I believe says my camera is too close to my TV large field corrector - my measurement must be off - Ill increase my backfocus again.

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RA (center)	12h27m29s.57
RA (top/left)	12h32m17s.30
RA (top/right)	12h21m03s.10
RA (bottom/right)	12h22m45s.71
RA (bottom/left)	12h33m54s.83

Dec (center)	+12°41′33″.4
Dec (top/left)	+13°54′44″.4
Dec (top/right)	+13°17′56″.7
Dec (bottom/right)	+11°28′10″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	+12°04′48″.3

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