Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  35 And  ·  35 nu. And  ·  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  HD3969  ·  HD4143  ·  HD4174  ·  HD4322  ·  HD4501  ·  HD4669  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star ν And
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Andromeda galaxy, Duane Melvin
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Andromeda galaxy

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Andromeda galaxy

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Description

31 subs, 300 Seconds each sub:  7 darks
G26 color main camera, APS-C sensor, 16 bits, 26 MP, cooled to +5C
Optolong LPRO filter, Bortle 6 sky
Esprit 100ED APO triplet refractor, no reduction, using supplied field flattener
40mm image circle, 100mm x 550mm
Bahtinov mask manual focusing

EQ6R PRO mount
PHD guiding
Orion short refractor 80mm x 300mm guide-scope with Starshoot TM camera on ST4 cable

QHY Polemaster NCP exact alignment system

Alienware X17 laptop
APT image capture
Deep Sky Stacker
Pixinsight
Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom for final edits

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Andromeda galaxy, Duane Melvin