| Date  
| 04/07/2006 |
| Scope  
| Orion ED80 |
| Optics  
| William Optics 0.8X Focal Reducer |
| Camera  
| Canon 350D |
| Exposure  
| 41 x 3 min, ISO800 |
| Processing  
| Processed in ImagesPlus 2.75, dark/flat/bias calibration, sigma clipped avg, DDP; PS CS2 levels, curves, unsharp |
| Notes  
| This beautiful string of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster was named after astronomer B.E. Markarian in the 1970's. |
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