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Related: About this forumA cluster of galaxies
. This is Markarians chain in the virgo cluster. A cluster of galaxies located about 53 Million light years away. the cluster itself is composed of over 1000 galaxies. The second photo has the brighter galaxies labeled.
shot in my backyard 2 nights ago with 2 1/2 hours of exposure time
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A cluster of galaxies (Original Post)
moonshinegnomie
Jan 2024
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flying_wahini
(8,026 posts)1. Marvelous! Just magical.
solara
(3,869 posts)2. Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing this.
Goddessartist
(2,067 posts)3. Beautiful and yes, magical!
How wondrous this is! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful images!
MiHale
(10,813 posts)4. Beautiful photos....DU's own space telescope...
ProfessorGAC
(70,143 posts)5. Awesome!
Right in the neighborhood. Only 53 million light-years away!
Diamond_Dog
(34,909 posts)6. Stunning photos
lastlib
(24,952 posts)7. You and Hubble are amazing!
2-1/2 hours!
justaprogressive
(2,481 posts)8. Great Shots MTC
Big SF and stars fan here..