By Kevan Hubbard | 2026-04-25
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.