Markarians Chain
Markarians Chain
The Markarians Chain is a stretch of galaxies located in the cluster virgo. Charles Messier first discovered two of the galaxies in the Year 1781.
Distance to earth: 30’000’000 – 60’000’000 lightyears
Apparent size: combined approx. 90 arcminutes (3 x the moon)
Imaging time: 21 hours
Equipment:
Mount: SW AZEQ6GT
Telescope: SW Evostar 80ED
Camera: Atik 460EX Mono
Capture information:
Date: January – April 2017
Total exposure time: 21 hours
Panels: 2×1
Color combination: LRGB
Image data:
42 x 2 x 600s LUM
14 x 2 x 3 x 300s RGB bin2
