Observation by Joe Andrews: Bright Messier in and around Markarian&#...

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Joe Andrews

Observer

Joe Andrews

Observed

2026 Apr 08 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Apr 11 - 12:34

Objects

M98
M100
The Coma Pinwheel Galaxy (M99)
M84
M86
NGC4387
NGC4388
NGC4435
NGC4438
NGC4461
NGC4473
NGC4477
NGC4459
NGC4474
M91
M88
M87
NGC4478

Equipment

TeleVue NP101 100mm petzval
Takahashi 1.5x Extender-ED
TeleVue 10mm Ethos eyepiece
Prism diagonal

Location

Sth Lincs

Target name

Bright Messier in and around Markarian's Chain

Title

Bright Messier in and around Markarian's chain

About this image

This is a composite sketch of individual observations/scope side sketches made during the nights of the 8th and 9th of April. 13 individual eyepiece field of view sketches are involved in assembling the full plot, more than strictly needed but this number allowed plenty of overlaps to enable me to key them all together.

Observations during both nights were made with the same kit listed, the kit combination is giving a magnification of x81, a 75' FOV (per eyepiece, the composited sketch is 5 or 6-degrees wide) and a 1.25mm exit pupil.

Relaxed widefield low aperture observing of this fabulous little spot of sky.

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