Markarian's Chain of Galaxies

[cometcatcher]

Or part of it anyway. Near the border of Coma Berencies / Leo / Virgo. Not far from the Black eye galaxy. First time I've imaged this nice cluster.

GSO 10" F4 Newtonian, 666 x 30 seconds, full spectrum modified Canon 1100D, HEQ5 Pro unguided.

[gregbradley]

A wonderful image. Such a diverse range of galaxies.

Greg.

[billdan]

That's awesome Kevin, so many galaxies to drool over. You have been busy this week, I guess you can sleep when the moon gets brighter.

Bill

[doppler]

Wow that's a lot of galaxies in the field of view of a 10", and nicely done:thumbsup:. I'll have to put that area on my to do list. Nice to finally have a few clear nights for a change and no moon around either.

[Placidus]

Beautifully done, Kevin. The largest of the super-disrupted ones is spectacular. Great colour and detail.

[lazjen]

Very nice indeed, and I'd like to have a go at this region as well.

How dark are your skies?

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Greg! They are a weird bunch alright!



Thanks Bill. No rest for the weary though lol. It's been a bit of a struggle getting these actually as I've been sick for a week. Think I might rest up for a while now though.



Yeah the clear moonless nights have been great. Taking advantage of them I have been.



Thanks M&T!



Thanks Chris. My northern sky is quite good. Only a couple of streetlights before the ocean. The east is "not bad", the south is not good and the west is bad. So these are in fairly dark skies.

[Camelopardalis]

Love it Kevin, well done :thumbsup:

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Dunk!

[RickS]

Very cool, Kevin! The "eyes" look particularly good. We have been working on a mosaic of this region from SRO for what seems like forever.

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Rick. Your image from the SRO will be a cracker! Can't wait to see that one. Yes the eyes are a fascinating pair of galaxies. Such a unique shape.

[strongmanmike]

Excellent Kevin, what a menagerie huh? They look like they are dancing around the frame, really nice image mate :thumbsup:

Mike

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Mike! They're an odd bunch alright. I like galaxy clusters. I'll have to find some more.

[Stevec35]

Very nice indeed Kevin! Wonderful detail.

Cheers

Steve

[codemonkey]

Great shot, Kevin, made even more so considering it's unguided on a HEQ5!

[cometcatcher]

Thanks Steve!



Thanks Lee! Got to make do with what I've got for a while. The big, big equipment boost for me over the last 6 months was the observatory. In time, I'll get some better gear to put in it.