Messier 84 Markarians Chain
Apr 13, 2023 20:46:03 #
The three Galaxies of Markarian's Chain are all bound together in an invisible gravitational energy dance. This triplet is between 45 and 51 Million Light Years distant.
20 ea 300 sec exposures (I was racing an advancing fog bank).
20 ea 300 sec exposures (I was racing an advancing fog bank).
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bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Great photo! With those long exposures, did you use one of those devices that tracks the stars?
Apr 14, 2023 05:39:06 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
The three Galaxies of Markarian's Chain are all bound together in an invisible gravitational energy dance. This triplet is between 45 and 51 Million Light Years distant.
20 ea 300 sec exposures (I was racing an advancing fog bank).
20 ea 300 sec exposures (I was racing an advancing fog bank).
Apr 14, 2023 06:05:00 #
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Apr 14, 2023 20:34:16 #
bikinkawboy wrote:
Great photo! With those long exposures, did you use one of those devices that tracks the stars?
Absolutely. A Skywatcher EQM-35 equatorial mount controlled by a ZWO ASI AIR Plus. It takes about 30-45 minutes to align the mount with Polaris, identify it's position in the sky, find a target, and initiate the capture sequence. Then I go back inside, watch some TeeVee, and wait an hour until the series is done.
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