Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda galaxy  ·  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 206  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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M31 Andromeda, Edward Overstreet
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M31 Andromeda

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M31 Andromeda, Edward Overstreet
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M31 Andromeda

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I keep coming back to this beaut! For one, it is the most available galaxy in my FOV (home) but that being said.....this is one impressive Galaxy - almost everyone's fav.

142 subs - 120 second exposure at ISO 640

30 Darks

220 Flats

100 Bias

Most of the post processing was done in PixInsight - I am not nearly as comfortable with PI as I am Photoshop - for that reason I am pushing myself to improve my skills with this powerful astro-software. My biggest complaint with PI is the inability to make selective tonal, color, and high pass sharpening adjustments. In PI all adjustments have to be global (masking in PI helps) but not nearly as effective and precise as in Photoshop. No problem though...I use both.

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M31 Andromeda, Edward Overstreet