Markarian's Chain - M84, M86, etc.

Posted: Jun 19th, 2020

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Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS

Camera: Canon 550 D

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5

Guide Scope: No guide

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop

Accessories: Sky-Watcher F5 Coma Corrector 2"

Exposure:

198 x 30" ISO/Gain: 6400

306 x 30" ISO/Gain: 3200

Red, Bortle 7 zone:

Kharkiv, Ukraine

4 h 12 m

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Markarian's Chain - a group of galaxies in the constellation Virgo. It contains two large elliptical galaxies from the Messier catalog - M84 and M86, as well as several galaxies from the NGC catalog.
Balcony in Kharkiv, red zone of light pollution.

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Wow! And in a red light pollution zone too. Cool! Well done.

16 Oct, 2020 Reply

I counted 25 galaxies.

16 Oct, 2020 Reply

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