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Markarian's Chain - 12.4.2023 at 00.30 Kuusamo Observation number 115153

Visibility III / V

Voitto Pitkanen, Ursa (Pohjois-Suomi)

The nice shooting weather continues as the nights get shorter and I still had to return to this favorite destination of mine. The first picture shows a slightly wider overview of the area and the second picture shows a traditional view.



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  • Observation target
    • Deep space object
  • Designation
    • Markarian'
    • s Chain
  • Galaxies
    • Galaxy cluster info

      In a galaxy cluster there are tens or hundreds of galaxies. Typically a moderate big instrument is needed to see galaxy clusters.

       

      The galaxy cluster Hickson 44 in Leo in composed of four galaxies. Image Timo Inkinen.

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