Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 11, 2006

Markarian's Chain of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 11, 2006 is “Markarian's Chain of Galaxies,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: The Palomar-Quest Survey Team , CalTech). The original explanation runs about 180 words.

From the explanation

“Across the heart of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies lies a striking string of galaxies known as Markarian’s Chain. The chain, pictured above , is highlighted on the lower right with two large but featureless lenticular galaxies, M84 and M86 , and connects through several large spiral to the upper left, including M88 .”

— APOD editors, October 11, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: October 11, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: The Palomar-Quest Survey Team , CalTech
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 180 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, October 11, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-october-11-markarians-chain-of-galaxies

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