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

Image of the day 01/27/2017

Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy, ruediger
Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy
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Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Image of the day 01/27/2017

Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy, ruediger
Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy
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Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way and was often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts (source: wikipedia)

This is a 3x2 mosaic taken with an APM LZOS 130/780 with 0,75 Riccardi Reducer mounted on Avalon Linear. ATIK ONE 9.0 with Baader RGB , 7nm Ha and IDAS LPS-D1.

Approx. 2h L, 50min Ha and 45 min R/G/B for each panel.

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Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy, ruediger