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Community photo entitled Markarian's Chain by Michael Terhune on 04/15/2026 at Lunenburg MA, USA

Markarian's Chain

On 04/15/2026 11:00 pm by Michael Terhune | Website | Lunenburg MA, USA

What your looking at here is a view of Markarians Chain and the surrounding area, a vast string of galaxies located within the Virgo Cluster of galaxies within the constellation Virgo! I labeled every single galaxy with a red circle to show you just how many can be found in the wide field of view (135mm). This is only a 1-min exposure and its amazing even at such a wide field how many galaxies are visible. This is galaxy season so the perfect time to see them!

Canon EOS 70Da, Rokinon 135mm @ F2.8, CLS CCD clip in filter, UV/IR Cut filter, Sky-watcher Star Adventurer 2i, Intervalometer cable.

Just added the red circles in to highlight the location of all the galaxies.