By Ragini Chaturvedi | 2026-05-31
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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies and beyond
On 05/30/2026 11:00 pm by Steven Bellavia | Website | Smithfield, VA
The Markarian chain of galaxies and even more field beyond them.
The finder chart and poster are courtesy of a free script for PixInsight, developed by Daniel Nimmervoll of Germany.
Note that well over 500 galaxies are revealed in this image. I chose to stop at 246.
SvBony Sv535 lens/telescope
ZWO ASI 183MC Pro camera
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro equatorial mount
Mele mini-computer, running APT, SharpCap and PHD2
83 x 120 second images, along with darks, flats and dark flats
Calibrated, registered and integrated in PixIsnight, post-processed in Canon Digital Photo Professional