Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  HD108348  ·  IC 3280  ·  IC 3303  ·  IC 3344  ·  IC 3349  ·  IC 3355  ·  IC 3363  ·  IC 3382  ·  IC 3388  ·  IC 3393  ·  M 84  ·  M 86  ·  NGC 4374  ·  NGC 4387  ·  NGC 4388  ·  NGC 4402  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4407  ·  NGC 4413  ·  NGC 4425  ·  NGC 4431  ·  NGC 4435  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4446  ·  NGC 4447  ·  NGC 4458  ·  NGC 4459  ·  NGC 4461  ·  NGC 4468  ·  NGC 4473  ·  And 4 more.
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Markarian Chain, Curtis Tsai
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Markarian Chain

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Markarian Chain

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In my previous attempts to image the Markarian Chain, I have struggled with framing the field of view since there are so many galaxies in this region.  Having a motorized rotator was helpful to try different compositions before I settled on this one.  Once again, I am pleasantly surprised by the capability of the TOA130 to reveal details with the good seeing conditions in NM.  For example zoom in on "The Eyes."

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Markarian Chain, Curtis Tsai