Astrocamp – Astrophotography & Deep-Sky Catalog
Markarian’s Chain is a graceful, curving group of galaxies in the constellation Virgo, with its member galaxies lying roughly 54.5 to 66.6 million light-years away, and it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late March.
Two perfect nights in March 2025 — one under the pristine skies of Hoher List Observatory, the other at home under my suburban sky. Luminance captured on-site, RGB from home. Couldn’t be happier with the result!
The Eyes is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, located 54.5 million light-years from Earth, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed late March.