Markarian's Chain
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Markarian's chain is a string of galaxies that appear to form a curve from earth. It's an area of the sky where you could throw a virtual dart and hit a galaxy almost every time and includes the Virgo cluster. I'll be zooming into these galaxies for more detail with the higher-powered telescope.
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Image details
| Telescope: | Svbony sv503 70ED | |
| Length: | 336mm | |
| Aperture: | 70mm | |
| F-stop: | f/4.56 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-02-15 to 2023-02-15 | |
| Lights: | 180 | |
| Exposure: | 37 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 h | |
| Ra: | 12h 27m 46.0s | |
| Dec: | +13° 00' 20.184 | |
| Size: | 196.819 x 134.031 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 1.984 deg | |
| Scale: | 1.425 arcsec/pixel |