Markarian‘s Chain
Markarian´s Chain of Galaxies: As if they are dancing in a beautiful arrangement this group of galaxies in the constellation of Virgo are part of the huge Virgo cluster of galaxies, some 50 million light years away. There are older elliptical galaxies and younger spiral galaxies all present in this image. The two bright elliptical ones on the right are M84 and M86.
Object |
Markarian‘s Chain |
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Catagory |
Galaxies |
Designation |
M86 and others |
Constellation |
Virgo |
Optics |
IAS 10" Newton f/4.5 |
Mount |
10Micron GM3000 HPS |
Camera |
QHY268M |
Exposure |
90x2mL, 60x2mR, 56x2mG, 54x2mB Croma Filter.Total exposure 5h50m. N.I.N.A for capture control and Sequencing |
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Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
Guiding |
PHD2 as Guiding Software |
Processing |
PixInsight, Photoshop. Color Code LRGB |
Location-Date |
Location: IAS - Internationale Amateuersternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia. May 2023 |
Remark |
Image acquisition: IAS Remote Team 'Lukas'. Image proccessing: Dieter Willasch |