[Lvas] Markharian's Chain Saturday, 25 April 2009

[Fred Rayworth]

All,

 

Last call for Markharian's Chain.

 

No drawing this time as the one from last time is what I'm going with.

 

Saw all 9 galaxies right away with the Q-70 26mm eyepiece. A witness didn't see them all at first, but after I pointed out where to look, he did.

 

A guy with a 12" f/5 also saw them, but he had to use a 31mm Nagler to get them all in the field, and just barely. I did it with my cheap 26mm!

 

I tried the Q-70 32mm and the galaxies fit into the field better, but the background just wasn't dark enough and they looked better with the 26mm.

 

Overall, it is an outstanding group to go for and you get to say you've seen 9 galaxies at once!

 

Fred

 

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