Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star νAnd
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Deep in to Andromeda, Paul Kent
Deep in to Andromeda
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Deep in to Andromeda

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Deep in to Andromeda, Paul Kent
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Deep in to Andromeda

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A widefield of Andromeda Galaxy, captured over a few nights from my remote observatory at ICAstro. The dark skies, object altitude and sensitive camera with big pixels (3.2"/pix) have allowed us to reach deep in to Andromeda. The visibile extent of the galaxy is much larger than it firs appears. The outer reaches are very faint indeed....as if Andromeda could be faint?! You can see some very faint stuff in the upper right and lower left of the image.

It is well known that M31 is heading towards us, but recently it was discovered that our outer halo's are already interacting. Standby for fireworks!......

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Deep in to Andromeda, Paul Kent