Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 31  ·  M 33  ·  NGC 224  ·  NGC 598  ·  Part of the constellation Andromeda (And)  ·  The star Mirach (βAnd)  ·  The star θAnd  ·  The star μAnd  ·  The star νAnd  ·  The star ξAnd  ·  The star οCas  ·  The star πAnd  ·  The star σAnd  ·  The star τPsc  ·  The star υAnd  ·  Triangulum galaxy
M31, Luke Arens
M31
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M31

M31, Luke Arens
M31
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M31

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Description

Slowly making progress at both imaging and processing. A and B are my first attempts, A with a T3i and 50mm lens, B with a T3i and 135mm lens. Then I upgraded to a 6D Mark 2 and everything changed.

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Revisions

  • M31, Luke Arens
    Original
  • M31, Luke Arens
    B
  • Final
    M31, Luke Arens
    D
  • M31, Luke Arens
    E
  • M31, Luke Arens
    F

B

Description: Captured during the December new moon, this time with a Rokinon 135mm f/2 lens and processed in Pixinsight.

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D

Description: Recently upgraded to a Star Adventurer and a Canon 6D Mark II. This revision is 60x60s at ISO 800 with the Rokinon 135mm at f/2.8, and processed in Pixinsight. Looks like I managed to get NGC 147 and 185 at the right edge of the frame.

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E

Description: Found Starnet++ and blended it into the D revision.

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F

Description: Reprocessed. Figured out how to use DrizzleIntegration in Pixinsight.

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M31, Luke Arens

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