Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  12.63  ·  144 Vibilia  ·  17 Vir  ·  IC 3136  ·  IC 3153  ·  IC 3155  ·  IC 773  ·  IC 782  ·  M 61  ·  NGC 4249  ·  NGC 4252  ·  NGC 4255  ·  NGC 4257  ·  NGC 4259  ·  NGC 4260  ·  NGC 4261  ·  NGC 4264  ·  NGC 4266  ·  NGC 4268  ·  NGC 4269  ·  NGC 4270  ·  NGC 4273  ·  NGC 4277  ·  NGC 4281  ·  NGC 4282  ·  NGC 4287  ·  NGC 4292  ·  NGC 4296  ·  NGC 4297  ·  NGC 4300  ·  And 6 more.
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M61 and Virgo Deep Field, Doug Gray
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M61 and Virgo Deep Field

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M61 and Virgo Deep Field

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Well this is a little embarrassing. I was trying to take a photo of Markarian's chain, but got a little off track while deciding on the framing. I ended up framing M61 along side another cluster of galaxies, which I don't think has a name. In my defense, the Stellarium app actually has the location incorrect (although the web version is correct). It ended up being a happy little accident, as I able to find more detail in M61 than I expected at this focal length, and even some detail in some of the smaller galaxies like NGC4260.

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M61 and Virgo Deep Field, Doug Gray