Markarian's Chain
Markarian's Chain - Galaxies in Virgo


0bject Markarian's Chain - Galaxies in Virgo
Date May 4-5, 2024
Exposure OSC  3.3 hours
Camera ASI294MC Pro
Telescope FSQ106 f/5 on AP900 GTO CP3
Guiding Orion 50mm w/ASI120MC
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise AI
Comments Moderate seeing; acquired with MaximDL from Oro Valley, AZ


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Galaxy Map

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M87, M86 and M84 (Galaxy Cluster in Virgo)
Date May 29 - June 6, 2010
Exposure LRGB 40:90:90:90 (unbinned)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with 50mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL,  PhotoshopCS3,  GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Warm and humid, some high thin haze