Markarian’s Chain

Markarian’s Chain

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Descrizione – Description

La Catena di Markarian è uno splendido ammasso di galassie che fa parte della Vergine. Si chiama “catena” perché, se viste dalla Terra, le galassie si compaiono lungo una linea curva.

Markarian’s Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. It is called a chain because, when viewed from Earth, the galaxies lie along a smoothly curved line.

Technical data
TelescopeTakahashi FSQ106ED
Focal lenght530mm
CameraMoravian G2-4000
IntegrationL 19*600" - RGB 6*300"
CoordinatesRA 12h 27m - DEC +13° 10′
Field size2.24×2.24 deg
Shooting date28 Mar 2014

Sky map

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