Wallpaper author:
Jared Greer
22 Jul 2025
Markarian's chain
A galaxy group in Virgo that follows a curved line. The largest galaxy visible is M87, one of the largest galaxies discovered. Here the group is imaged in standard LRGB. Software: Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, RC-Astro, and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Markarian's Chain
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Group of Galaxies
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 187.00417 Dec 12.83696
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Apr 2021 - 30 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Red | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Green | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| Blue | 600 | 40m | 4 |