Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
M31 Andromeda Galaxy, Tingting44
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the Andromeda constellation

Distance to Earth: 2,538,000 light years

Apparent mass: ~1,230 billion M☉

Age: 9 billion years

Stars: 1 trillion

Constellation: Andromeda

Apparent dimension: 60′–190′

*Shot details*

24 x 10 min subs @ ISO800

39 darks matched to light temps

82 flats

800 bias

part 1 of 6 imaging sessions planned

SW 130-pds

HEQ5

Baader LP filter

SW Coma corrector

Canon 7D

DSS,PS CS5

i could keep on playing and playing with this, maybe i have gone a touch too far on the processing side......but im kind of happy with it for now, i think i have stretched as much data out as i can i just need more data now (another 25hours which i am aiming for) not going to spend too long on the processing side of things for this 1st sessions data as a lot more will being added, so for now this is what 4 hours worth of subs is looking like....

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M31 Andromeda Galaxy, Tingting44