Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star 32And  ·  The star νAnd
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M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019), Daniel Tackley
M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019)
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M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019)

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M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019), Daniel Tackley
M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019)
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M31: Andromeda Galaxy (2019)

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Tried to have a quick imaging session last Wednesday night to take a first look at the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) this season. Being a large target I chose my widest field scope, the RedCat51, and decided to try to capture unguided via the ASI Air. I thought things were going ok and the stars looked nice and round in 120s subs but on processing them, I think I was a bit hasty in setting up. The first couple of subs are nicely focussed but subsequent ones no longer show pinpoint stars. I had only spent around 15 minutes setting up and polar aligning the mount and I don't think that this gave the scope enough time to cool down fully. Still, the result isn't too bad and I'll almost certainly return to this target when we get some more clear skies.

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