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, Aussietx
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy

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The M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Image Details

* Imaging Scope: William Optics 66mm Petzval Refractor

* Imaging Camera: Nikon D7000

* Guiding Scope: Astrotelescopes 80mm ED Refractor

* Guiding Camera: Meade DSI-C

* Exposures: 8 * 10 minute lights, 4 * 10 minute darks, 25 * 1/4 second flats

* ISO 640

* Aligned and Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker

* HDR through Photomatix PRO

* Post-Processing in GIMP (contrast, saturation and unsharp mask)

* Additional post-processing in Photoshop using Astrotools

* Noise Removal in Neat Image

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M31 Andromeda Galaxy, Aussietx