• M84 and M86 in Virgo, Markarian's Chain
    • M84 and M86 in Virgo, Markarian's Chain
    Annotated image
  • Markarian's Chain in Virgo is part of a large
  • nuber of galaxies in the Virgo cluster
  • including The Eyes, M84, and M86.
  • Hover over the picture for an annotated version
  • Date:  3 February 2024
  • FOV:  cropped to 2° × 1° 20'
  • Rotation:  0.017°
  • Telescope:  Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFR.74 reducer (525mm f/5.25)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI6200MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS gain 100
  • Pixel size:  3.76 μm
  • Resolution:  1.481 arcsec/pixel
  • Filter:  Baader Semi-Apo filter (moon, light pollution, flare)
  • Total Time:  4 hours 4 minutes
  • Stacking:  Sixty-one 240 second frames using Pixinsight,
  • Calibration:  20 darks, 20 flats, and 20 dark flats
  • Processing:  Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
  • PixelMath MStr + GHS + HST → PM, HDR4, Sat, Scale
  • Location:  Cherry Springs State Park near Coudersport, PA