Random Astronomy Pictures OTD on Nostr: APOD from 2005-03-16 Markarian's Chain of Galaxies Markarian's Chain, a string of ...
APOD from 2005-03-16
Markarian's Chain of Galaxies
Markarian's Chain, a string of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, features lenticular galaxies M84 and M86, and spiral M88. Nearby giant elliptical M87 is not part of the chain. The cluster, 70 million light-years away in Virgo, influences the Local Group with its gravity.
HD image at
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050316.html 
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