Andromeda Galaxy M31
About Image:
M31 The Andromeda galaxy the nearest major galaxy to our own, at a distance about 2.5 million light-years, and is on a galactic collision with the Milky way in 4.5 billion years. Andromeda is big in the sky roughly 6 full moons across, and is easily visible to the naked eye. The small bright spot to the upper left of the Andromeda galaxy is a dwarf galaxy called m32
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: September 23 through September 28-2022
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 4-panel mosaic 18 total hours 4-minutes subs, ISO-1200 no calibrations frams
Processing: Pixlnsight, photoshop, Microsoft composite editor
M31 The Andromeda galaxy the nearest major galaxy to our own, at a distance about 2.5 million light-years, and is on a galactic collision with the Milky way in 4.5 billion years. Andromeda is big in the sky roughly 6 full moons across, and is easily visible to the naked eye. The small bright spot to the upper left of the Andromeda galaxy is a dwarf galaxy called m32
Technical details:
Optics: 8" f/3.9 Orion Newtonian Astrograph with coma corrector
Mount: Celestron AVX
Camera: Canon 60D unmodified
Guiding: 60mm guide scope with orion starshoot
Dates: September 23 through September 28-2022
Location: Taken at my Backyard observatory in Northwest Mo.
Exposure details: 4-panel mosaic 18 total hours 4-minutes subs, ISO-1200 no calibrations frams
Processing: Pixlnsight, photoshop, Microsoft composite editor
