The interacting 'Eyes Galaxies' in the constellation of Virgo are catalogued as NGC4438 (left) and NGC4435 (right). The larger of the pair was most likely a spiral galaxy, but became deformed when it collided with its neighbour. At 52 million light years away, these are the most distant deep sky objects I have captured.

These are part of a sequence of galaxies know as ‘Markarian’s Chain, which you can also find in the thumbnails.

Total integration: 18hrs 15mins

Luminance 142 x 300

Red 27 x 300

Blue 29 x 300

Green 23 x 300