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On this page I collect my observations of the lenticular galaxies NGC 4435 and NGC 4438 in the constellation Virgo, which are called "The Eyes" or "Markarian's Eyes". "The Eyes" can also be taken as a starting point for a Vespera mosaic of the Markarian chain (from NGC 4477 to M 84) (more precisely: NGC 4438). The "Virgo Challenge" of Vaonis in May 2023 was to photograph Markarian's Chain. Due to bad skies I "participated" only "after the fact"...
The lenticular galaxies NGC 4435 and NGC 4438 in the constellation Virgo form "The Eyes" or are also called "Eyes Galaxies" or "Markarian's Eyes".
When "The Eyes" are moved towards the bottom right (depending on the position...) in the eVscope's FOV, you can also see the galaxies NGC 4461 (lenticular) and NGC 4458 (elliptical) in the same field of view with the eVscope. In the eVscope 2 and even more so in the Vespera, there may be further galaxies in the field of view (such as M 86 with the eVscope 2).
With the Vespera, you can even capture the complete Markarian's Chain and more in a mosaic (2.8° x 2.0°).
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| Size: 3.0' x 2.1' (SkySafari) Distance: 54 million light years (SkySafari) Rating: --- |
Size: 9.2' x 4.0' (SkySafari) Distance: 37 million light years (SkySafari) Rating: --- |
Size: 1.6' x 1.5' (SkySafari) Distance: 53 million light years (SkySafari) Rating: --- |
Size: 3.6' x 1.2' (SkySafari) Distance: 39 million light years (SkySafari) Rating: --- |
The lenticular galaxies NGC 4435 (the smaller one) and NGC 4438 (the larger one) in the constellation Virgo (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
Member galaxies of Markarian's Chain, which forms the core of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458 (not always assigned to the chain...), NGC 4438, and NGC 4435.
Markarian's Chain includes the galaxies NGC 4477 to M 84 (from left to right, marked with yellow dots). (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021 |
NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021 |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021 |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021, photo on top processed |
NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021, photo on top processed |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 7, 2021, photo on top processed |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021 |
NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021 |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021 |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021, photo on top processed |
NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021, photo on top processed |
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NGC 4435/38 - Mar 8, 2021, photo on top processed |
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NGC 4435/38 - May 30, 2021; "The Eyes" at the bottom right; NGC 4461/58 at the top left (1st third) |
NGC 4435/38 - May 30, 2021, photo left processed |
Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net |
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NGC 4435/38 - Apr 17, 2022; "The Eyes" at about the center, M 86 to the right |
NGC 4435/38 - Apr 17, 2022, photo left processed |
Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net |
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Markarian's Chain - May 18, 2023, mosaic, 1h, original |
Ditto, processed with DeNoise, large |
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Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net |
Evaluation with nova.astrometry.net, large |
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Markarian's Chain and more - May 14, 2024, mosaic, 2580s, 2000p |
Ditto, processed, 2000p |
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Evaluation with Nova.astrometry.net |
Evaluation with Nova.astrometry.net |
Too many galaxies for listing them here! M 87 at the bottom left, M 88 at the top left. NGC 4435/38 left of M 86/84.
