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 NGC 4438 and NGC 4435 "The Eyes" in Virgo NGC4438 & NGC 4435 are in the Virgo Galaxy Clister about 50-million lightyears from Earth. Distorted galaxy NGC 4438 at the center is interacting with galaxy NGC 4435 below. This cropped image is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker using my Celestron 11-inch C11 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope at f7.5. NGC4438-C11-RGB3_507minSpecCalBlurExtGraXpertKrigPSnoiseREDU3-ad.jpg Click here for full resolution image Photographic Data Date: June - July, 2026 Telescope: Celestron C11 11-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope at f/7.5 Mount: ZWO AM7 harmonic mount Guidimg: Off-axis Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro one-shot color camera cropped image Exposures: 60 sec X 190 (8.45-hours). Photographic site: James Foster Observatory at Pinon Pines Estates (Frazier Park, CA) Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation |