Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic, Steve Milne
Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic
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Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic

Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic, Steve Milne
Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic
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Andromeda Galaxy - Four Panel Mosaic

Equipment

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Acquisition details

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Description

The Great Galaxy in Andromeda (Messier 31) is around 2 million light years away.  At this distance, its angular size is equal to around that of 6 full moons: this necessitated a four panel mosaic.  Messier 31 was photographed between 1 July and 13 October 2021.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ 106
Camera: QSI 683
Filters: Astrodon
Mount: 10 Micron GM1000HPS

Ha: 83 x 1200s
Lum: 148 x 600s
Lum: 60 x 30s
Red: 72 x 600s
Green: 72 x 600s
Blue: 72 x 600s

A total of 88 hours and 50 minutes exposure.

Data capture: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson
Image Processing: Steve Milne

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