Markarian's Chain

Posted: May 15th, 2022

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: ASKAR FMA230

Camera: QHY 183C

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Guide Scope: Искатель 50

Guide Camera: T7m

Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, ФШ, Топаз

Exposure:

12 x 300" ISO/Gain: 15 - OPTOLONG L-pro

Orange zoneLight Pollution:

Ekaterinburg Rayon Ozera Gluhoe, Russia

May 8th, 2022

MARKARIAN'S CHAIN

Telescope/Lens: ASKAR FMA230
Camera: QHY 183C
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: Искатель 50
Guide Camera: T7m
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril,  ФШ, Топаз

Ekaterinburg Rayon Ozera Gluhoe, Russia
Light Pollution: Orange zone

Exposure:
12 x 300" ISO/Gain: 15 - OPTOLONG L-pro

Markarian's Chain is a string of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. The name comes from their appearance from Earth, where they seem to be arranged along a smooth curve. It is named after the Soviet astrophysicist V. E. Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s[1]. The chain consists of the galaxies M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, and NGC 4435. Coordinates: right ascension 12h 27m, declination +13° 10′. Its angular extent on the celestial sphere is about 1.5 degrees.<br><br>At least seven galaxies in the chain are moving together, while others may be superimposed by chance[2].

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Author: Oleg Novoselov

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Markarian's Chain is a string of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. The name comes from their appearance from Earth, where they seem to be arranged along a smooth curve. It is named after the Soviet astrophysicist V. E. Markarian, who discovered their common motion in the early 1960s[1]. The chain consists of the galaxies M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438, and NGC 4435. Coordinates: right ascension 12h 27m, declination +13° 10′. Its angular extent on the celestial sphere is about 1.5 degrees.

At least seven galaxies in the chain are moving together, while others may be superimposed by chance[2].

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