Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the larger Virgo Custer in the constellation of Virgo. The two bright galaxies on the lower section of the chain are M84 and M86 discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. In this field of view approximately 30 identified galaxies are visible making it a spectacular target to image.

A combination of 10 nights imaging in January and February 2022 and May 2023 using two different cameras. 2022 images were taken using a mono camera and 4 filters, 2023 images were taken using a colour camera and a single filter.

Imaging and processing details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/zy1fpo/0/

Thank you for looking.

Technical summary:

Captured: 7,8,29,30,31 Jan 2022, 1,2,3 Feb 2022 and 13,14 May 2023

Imaging Sessions: 10

Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain 2022 and Gorafe, Granada, Spain 2023

Bortle Class: 4 Gergal, 3 Gorafe

Total Integration: 23 hours 10 minutes

Blue 116x 120s 3hr 52m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

Blue 4x 300s 20m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

Green 123x 120s 4hr 6m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

Green 11x 300s 55m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

Red 149x 120s 4hr 58m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

Red 8x 300s 40m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

UV/IR 142x 120s 4hr 44m BIN 1 Gain 100 -5C

UV/IR 3x 300s 15m BIN1 Gain 100 -5C

Moon & Skyglow: 40x 300s 3hr 20m BIN 1 -5C

Pixel Scale: 2 arcsec/pixel

Telescope: William Optics GT 81 385mm

Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro and ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Guiding: ZWO UniGuide 50mm - ZWO ASI120MM-S

Filters: ZWO R, G, B, UV/IR and Baader Moon & Skyglow

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro

Capture Computer: Eagle 4

Capture software: NINA, PHD2

Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom

Chains on the harbor at Auchmithie in Angus, Scotland.

Model : Eva Avery

My tenth build for the chain challenge between myself and Joeseidon.

1849 375m long Széchenyi Chain Bridge over the Dunabe river which takes you from Buda to Pest or vice versa.

This was in the Winter of 2018 and was a great trip to Budapest. I can stil remember this outing at night because it was cold and I was walking for hours taking pictures and I had my tripod on me and it was just so quiet in the city. I was staying in a beautiful hotel in a very old building right next to the Liberty Bridge. I see it still exists, it's called The Butterfly Home. Friendly people, beautiful city... great city trip.

European city trips in winter are nice. Less crowds, lower prices and I don't mind the cold. I'm thinking about going the Bucharest this winter.

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One glorious chain of love,

of giving and receiving,

unites all creatues.

(Samson Raphael Hirsch)

Challenge on flickr - Indoor/Macro

Looking close... on Friday! - Multicoloured

Weekly Theme Challenge - Multicolour

(photo by Freya)

Thanks for views, faves and comments! ;-)

Macro Mondays - theme: "Chain"

this is a small chain hanging off of a fire hydrant.

Didn't think I'd find a chain that was worth photographing for the group. ..but found this in my messy drawer... a keychain .. and with a star, too!

Macro Mondays

theme: Chain

Vue du côté du col d'Andorre

1849 375m long Széchenyi Chain Bridge over the Dunabe river which takes you from Buda to Pest or vice versa.

This was in the Winter of 2018 and was a great trip to Budapest. I can stil remember this outing at night because it was cold and I was walking for hours taking pictures and I had my tripod on me and it was just so quiet in the city. I was staying in a beautiful hotel in a very old building right next to the Liberty Bridge. I see it still exists, it's called The Butterfly Home. Friendly people, beautiful city... great city trip.

European city trips in winter are nice. Less crowds, lower prices and I don't mind the cold. I'm thinking about going the Bucharest this winter.

TGIF and HFF

and to go with the title, something I found on youtube and..uh..not my kind of music, that's for sure! LOL

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k4W7_a7f7Y

In Slowakije a chain is hanging in the tree. Very intriguing.

Thanks for taking time to comment, fave and look at my work. I really appreciate.

A chain is made of many pieces or at least two pieces.

orton..

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…..given to me by my maternal grandparents on my first birthday.

Have a good week, everyone!

HMM!

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By B.Cox, 2016

Free to move

Under the Westway at White City

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Macro Mondays 'transport' theme.

This shows a small 2 inch section of the sprocket and chain on my husband's Yamaha Fazer motorbike.

Experimenting with a new lens last year. I must use it more.

1849 Chain Bridge and the 1905 St. Stephen's Basilica in the back.

This was taken near the Budapest Castle Hill Funicular. The funicular runs till 21:00 hours in winter and is €4 return (Feb 2018). You can also take the stairs and that will take about 15 min or so. The castle grounds are open 24/7. There was nobody around at the time I was there and you can take some nice shots of the bridges and the buildings on Pest.

Artist Robert Bose biking his balloon chain around in an early Burning Man 2013 morning, with the Coyote by Bryan Tedrick in the distant background.

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chaînes des Muverans

My second picture of my "Enlightened" - Series.

Crazy Tuesday: Chain(s)

Lititz, PA

1849 375m long Széchenyi Chain Bridge over the Dunabe river which takes you from Buda to Pest or vice versa.

This was in the Winter of 2018 and was a great trip to Budapest. I can stil remember this outing at night because it was cold and I was walking for hours taking pictures and I had my tripod on me and it was just so quiet in the city. I was staying in a beautiful hotel in a very old building right next to the Liberty Bridge. I see it still exists, it's called The Butterfly Home. Friendly people, beautiful city... great city trip.

European city trips in winter are nice. Less crowds, lower prices and I don't mind the cold. I'm thinking about going the Bucharest this winter.

This handsome, powerful dog has an owner and looked healthy, we are working hard to try to convince owners not to chain their dogs.

Using parts from one of the PM figs.

Yep, I know i'm not the first to do this. But I don't remember who was...

Shot for Macro Mondays, theme "Chain".

Have a nice week everybody