Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night, Marc Agostini
M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night
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M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night

M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night, Marc Agostini
M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night
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M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night

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Just wanted to share the beginning of my M31-project, I intend to shoot three panels to capture most of its width. In the end I will do a widefield with my DSLR for the color.

I got very lucky that night, there was an unpredicted and unexpected cleaaring of the clouds at 1am, just as the moon was setting. As M31 was already at adecent heigth in the sky I set up my gear, let it run and watched some perseids. Conditions were spot-on, as the streetlights in my village are turned off at 2am. You could even make out M31 with the naked eye and indirect seeing.

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M31 the Andromeda Galxy: A lucky night, Marc Agostini