2026 May 01 - Markarian's Chain

NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day · May 1, 2026 · 3m

In today's image, we see the set of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain. This is a group of galaxies that appear in a line - they are part of the Virgo Cluster - a nearby galaxy cluster to our own smaller Local Group of galaxies. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel.This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day. You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast.I welcome comments and suggestions about these…