Great Galactic Face - Markarian's Chain - M86 - M84 -
2hr exposure - 60 x 2min - 12800iso - 600mm
Nikon focal 300mm
Nikon D800 w/ Star Adventurer 2i Equatorial Mount
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Size: 40.6 x 27 arcmin
Radius: 0.406 deg
Pixel scale: 1.68 arcsec/pixel
Markarian's Chain (of Galaxies) - M86 - M84 -
2hr exposure - 60 x 2min - 12800iso - 600mm
Nikon focal 300mm
Nikon D800 w/ Star Adventurer 2i Equatorial Mount
I wanted to do a bit more processing than normal before posting this image. I edited out all the foreground stars so almost every point of light in the above image is an entire galaxy. To me it looks like a lobster. M86, M84,
Discoloration around the edges and center of the image I suspect was caused by moonlight hitting the lens or diffracting around the lens hood.
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Size: 3.01 x 2.01 deg
Radius: 1.810 deg
Pixel scale: 5.65 arcsec/pixel