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Date/Location April 1, 2011 KEASA Observtory, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
Camera and Settings SBIG ST-2000XCM CCD Camera -10°C
Telescope Stellarvue SV102 102 mm apochromatic refractor f/7.9
Mount Orion Atlas
Exposure 80 min (8 x10 min)
Processing Image Plus 3.0, Photoshop
Other The eastern part of Markarian's Chain crossing from Coma Berenices to Virgo. The two galaxies on the lower right are called the Eyes Galaxies. The chain continues past them to M86 and M84.
Markarian's Chain
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