Markarian’s Chain - telescope processed image. This curved line of at least eight galaxies sits at the center of the Virgo Cluster, roughly 50 to 60 million light-years from Earth.

Markarian’s Chain - unprocessed image. The chain is a diverse mix of massive ellipticals like M84 and M86, alongside distorted spirals and lenticular galaxies.

Was thinking I wanted to get some images from the #MarkarianChain this morning, didn’t realize that I set both the Dwarf Mini and the s50 to do this task. Here is the s50’s observation where you can see (from left to right) #M86 / #NGC4402 / #M84 / #NGC4388 / […]

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NGC 4388 in the center - telescope processed image. NGC 4388 is a bright spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. It is notable for its active nucleus and long tails of ionized gas.

NGC 4388 in the center - unprocessed image. This galaxy and the surrounding galaxies form part of the Markarian's Chain, which is a centerpiece of the Virgo Cluster. Because these galaxies are physically close to one another, they offer a rare chance to see how gravity shapes the universe through mergers and tidal interactions.

NGC 4388 and adjacent galaxies. Added names of adjacent galaxies.

First picture I waited to publish after I got back home. This image is focused on #NGC4388 galaxy, which is a small part of the Markarian's Chain. Around this galaxy are the following galaxies #M86 #NGC4387 #IC3303 #NGC4425 #NGC4407 #IC3363. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

James #Webb Space Telescope #JWST

A JWST Survey of Nearby Highly Inclined Starburst and Active Disk Galaxies

TARGNAME= #NGC4388
2025-06-20
PI_NAME = Veilleux, Sylvain
MIRI 1800 1500 1130 770 560

yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j. Roger

20251215 NGC 4388 星系氣體出走記 - 萌芽地科網 - 萌芽網頁 這次的哈伯每週精選影像中，一座側向傾斜的螺旋星系閃耀登場。NGC 4388 位於室女座，距離地球約 6,000 萬光年，是室女座星系團的一員。室女座星系團包含超過上千個星系，也是距離銀河 […]

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#哈伯太空望遠鏡 #哈伯 #觀察 #拍攝 #NGC_4388 #NGC4388 #星系氣體出走記 #天文探索 #太空望遠鏡 #星系 #室女座 #Virgo #NASA #ESA

Galactic gas makes a getaway Galactic gas makes a getaway

New: Hubble Space Telescope images the galaxy known as NGC 4388, again. #hubble #hst #ngc4388
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Artist's impression of a Seyfert Type II galaxy, NGC 4388, revealing a supermassive black hole obscured by a thick torus of molecular gas and dust. X-ray observations from INTEGRAL and XMM-Newton show variations in X-ray flux, supporting the torus theory. The brighter regions represent powerful jets emanating from the black hole.

Astronomy Picture from 08/09/2004

Molecular Torus Surrounds Black Hole

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040908.html


#BlackHoles #SeyfertGalaxies #NGC4388 #XrayAstronomy #SpaceScience #Astrophysics #SupermassiveBlackHole #Torus #ActiveGalaxy #Cosmology