Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  35 And  ·  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  The star 32 And  ·  The star ν And
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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (and friends) - in the pre-dawn, seigell
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (and friends) - in the pre-dawn
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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (and friends) - in the pre-dawn

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As it was nearly Dawn, it was time to turn from the Summer MilkyWay to the "Furthest Naked-Eye Visible Object in the Universe" - the Andromeda Galaxy. Along with its current satellite galaxies M32 and M110, M31 is headed for a collision with our MilkyWay Galaxy in about 4-5 Billion Years. This is incidentally about the same time that the Sun should be petering out in a Red Giant / Nova / White Dwarf death scene (coincidence or good timing ??).

Scope: Nikon Nikkor-P 180mm F/2.8 AI Lens

Mount: CG5

Guide: None

Camera: Canon 60D

Capture: Magic Lantern Intervalometer

Process: DSS, ACDSee Pro 6

M31 60D 180mm 130413 4x60s 800ISO 26xDarks 28xFlats 17xDarkFlats 27xBias DSS 16

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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (and friends) - in the pre-dawn, seigell