Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438
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The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438), Ray Johnson
The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438)
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The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438)

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The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438), Ray Johnson
The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438)
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The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438)

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This is two really interesting galaxies called the Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438). They are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away from earth and are members of the string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. I took 169 x 300s and 29 x 600s (a total of 19 hrs) images using my Celestron Edge HD 11” telescope with a ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro camera and a Optolong L-Pro light filter. It took me nearly a month grabbing a night here and there due to the terrible weather we are having on the east coast of Autralia at present. Fully processed in Pixinsight. I seem to have detected a long tidal tail coming from both galaxies possibly caused by the interaction of the two galaxies, completely unexpected.

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The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438), Ray Johnson