This image taken on April 3rd, 2016 from my Creedmoor site shows a field of galaxies in the western portion of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. The Virgo galaxy cluster is a group of approximately 2,000 galaxies all gravitationally associated with each other. Our Milky Way galaxy's Local Group is part of this Virgo cluster. M86 (center) is a lenticular galaxy (a galaxy between an elliptical and spiral galaxy) and is one of the dominant galaxies in the group. It is the primary galaxy in the M86 subgroup shown in this photo. M84 (above M86) is another very large lenticular galaxy. Both M84 and M86 are giant galaxies and are believed to have masses on the order of 1 trillion suns each.br/The galaxies shown in this image are part of Markarian's Chain of galaxies. M84 is the westernmost galaxy in Markarian's Chain