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moonshinegnomie

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Sun May 10, 2026, 01:53 PM May 10

Markarians galaxy chain

This is Markarians chain of galaxies. the larger brighter galaxies are about 50 million light years away and the smaller dimmer ones are about 150 million LY away. This is 11 hours of exposure time in my backyard




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Markarians galaxy chain (Original Post) moonshinegnomie May 10 OP
Excellent, your long exposure shots are fascinating! Walleye May 10 #1
Amazing exposures! I admire the persistence needed to capture these. Thank you for sharing. CaliforniaPeggy May 10 #2
Very well done moonshinegnomie! George McGovern May 10 #3

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