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Markarian's Chain and M88 (Click on photo and then click again for a full resolution image).

Markarian's Chain and M88

Markarian's Chain and M88

Markarian's Chain is part of a large cluster of galaxies in the constallation Virg0
The largest galaxis in this group of spherical and spiral galaxies is about 50 Million light-years from Earth.
Also in this photo at the bottom right, is the M88 Galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices.
M88 is about 55 Million light-years away from Earth.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: May 23rd, 2022
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope using a Hyperstar v4 lens
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Image acquisition software: Sequence Generator Pro v. 3.0.3.169
Exposures: 172 one-minute exposures using a IR/UV cut filter
Guiding: Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED, Camera: Starlight Xpress Trius Pro 814 CCD, Software: PhD2
Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.8.9