New Image: M84 & M86 plus a few other galaxies

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Shot from my Bortle 8-9 backyard. Facing south, it is the darkest part of my sky.
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Nice group of galaxies Greg,

Amazing what can be acomplished these days in such light polluted skies...
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Fantastic image Greg, Amazed at what you got considering the pollution. Thanks for sharing and makes me wonder about mono imaging.
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wow, I love this galactic ballet.
very well done .
thx Greg.
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Very nice indeed….👍🏻
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Great galaxy grouping - nicely composed.
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