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moonshinegnomie

(4,061 posts) Sun May 10, 2026, 01:53 PM 22 hrs ago

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 22 hrs ago OP

Excellent, your long exposure shots are fascinating! Walleye 22 hrs ago #1

Amazing exposures! I admire the persistence needed to capture these. Thank you for sharing. CaliforniaPeggy 21 hrs ago #2

Very well done moonshinegnomie! George McGovern 20 hrs ago #3

Walleye

(45,341 posts)

1. Excellent, your long exposure shots are fascinating!

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Sun May 10, 2026, 02:11 PM

22 hrs ago

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,858 posts)

2. Amazing exposures! I admire the persistence needed to capture these. Thank you for sharing.

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Sun May 10, 2026, 02:41 PM

21 hrs ago

George McGovern

(12,710 posts)

3. Very well done moonshinegnomie!

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Sun May 10, 2026, 03:17 PM

20 hrs ago

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