DSC – A deep look into Markarian's chain and its Ha outflows

by Tim Schaeffer

Objects in field: The Eyes, M 84, M 86, M 89, M 90, NGC 4374, NGC 4387, NGC 4388, NGC 4402, NGC 4406, NGC 4407, NGC 4413, NGC 4425, NGC 4435, NGC 4438, NGC 4458, NGC 4461, NGC 4473, NGC 4477, NGC 4479, NGC 4506, NGC 4531, NGC 4552, NGC 4569, IC 3280, IC 3303, IC 3344, IC 3355, IC 3363, IC 3382, IC 3388, IC 3393, IC 3457, IC 3475, IC 3492, IC 3501, IC 3520, IC 3540, IC 3567, IC 3583, IC 3586

Equipment: APM Apo 107/700, Askar 130PHQ, Celestron C9.25 SC XLT, CFF Telescopes Refractor 135mm f/6.7, Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150ED, Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P / 10-S, StellaMira 90mm ED Triplet, Stellarvue SVX130T, Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4, Takahashi TOA-150, TS-Optics Photoline 140mm f/6.5, William Optics ZenithStar 81 / ZS81, QHYCCD QHY268 M, QHYCCD QHY600PH M, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro, ZWO ASI294MM Pro, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro

Integration: 461h 14m 59.96s

Markarian’s chain is a collection of galaxies stretching from the constellation of Virgo to Coma Berenices. Its best-known galaxies lie at a distance of 50 million light years, located in the virgo cluster. Some well known galaxies in the Markarian’s chain are M86, M84, NGC 4438, NGC 4435, NGC 4477, NGC 4473 and NGC 4461. Despite some galaxies being discovered by Charles Messier, and some others…