Markarian’s Chain
Sketch and Details by Paul Caucal
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Hello!
First, I’m a French man so sorry for my bad english! This sketch was drawn with a refractor telescope 3.2″ APO (80mm) with a 25mm eyepiece (24x,) on azimuthal mount in Italia during my holiday. About the seeing and the transparency, I noted a seeing of 3/5, a transparency of 2/5 and a light pollution of 2/5. Thus, the sky was very good because I was in the campaign. The sketch lasted three hours and forty five minutes, from 21h45UT till 1h30UT. In the eyepiece, there were ten galaxies which three very bright as M84, M86 and M87! Attached, two versions of the same sketch, one right and one annotated with the name of galaxies.
Other information
- Object Name Markarian’s Chain (M84, M86, NGC4388, M87, NGC4438, NGC4435, NGC4473, NGC4477, NGC4459, NGC 4461).
- Object Type Galaxy Cluster Virgo
- Location Figline Val D’Arno, Toscana, Italia
- Date 08-09/04/2010 (April 08-09 2010)
- Media Drawing on black paper with white pencils
Best regards,
Paul Caucal
Web site: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/univers-iles
Paul.
That is very good, I will have to try my smaller 76mm APO on the chain next time I am out observing.
Scott
Paul,
This is an excellent small scope sketch.
Frank