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HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, 



    
        

            Min Xie
HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
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HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, 



    
        

            Min Xie
HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
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HaLRGB - M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

Acquisition details

Dates:
Oct. 26, 2018 ·  Nov. 2, 2018 ·  Nov. 3, 2018
Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha 31mm: 70×180(3h 30′) (gain: 200.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon E Series Gen II Blue 31mm: 36×60(36′) (gain: 74.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon E Series Gen II Green 31mm: 40×60(40′) (gain: 74.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon E Series Gen II Lum 31mm: 90×60(1h 30′) (gain: 74.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon E Series Gen II Red 31mm: 37×60(37′) (gain: 74.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:
6h 53′
Darks:
30
Flats:
40
Bias:
80
Avg. Moon age:
21.95 days
Avg. Moon phase:
48.77%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
4.00
Mean SQM:
18.00
Temperature:
11.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 3248578

RA center: 00h44m13s.7

DEC center: +41°1420

Pixel scale: 2.890 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 5.835 degrees

Field radius: 1.454 degrees

Resolution: 3072x1920

File size: 10.2 MB

Locations: TAS Atoka Dark Site, Atoka, Oklahoma, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

M31 was the first target when I got into this hobby exactly one year ago. Still remember the struggle of finding this target in the Nikon D500 live view window. The first result was just nothing - but at that time, it really made me excited for couple of days.

A year later, I decided to revisit to M31. It does mean a lot to this hobby of mine. Actually it took quite long time for me to collect the data, H-Alpha was captured in the white zone backyard. L/R/G/B was captured at TAS Atoka dark site.

It's also my first attempt to do a HaLRGB. Indeed clueless... Not sure how I made it out.

Clear Skies!

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