M31 - Andomeda Galaxy (Peter Butler)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Andromeda (And) · Contains: Andromeda Galaxy · M 110 · M 31 · M 32 · NGC 205 · NGC 221 · NGC 224

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M31 - Andomeda Galaxy

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M31 - Andomeda Galaxy

This one was a struggle to process due to light pollution gradients (Bortle 7/8 skies) etc. The Optolong L-Pro works very well but has it's limits. I'm still currently imaging from my office car park! Maybe time to get that pier built at home where I have Bortle 3/4 skies.

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Description: This is a complete re-process of my M31 data. I am slowly getting better with Pixinsight so couldn't resist re-doing this image. I found that fine tuning the dynamic background extraction made a huge difference to the end result with fewer sample points actually working better to cancel out the light pollution gradient. I have also reduced the size of the stars which makes the galaxy itself more prominent.

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Description: Time for another re-process based on newer processing techniques.

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Description: Reprocess using NoiseXTerminator and GHS.

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Description: A new tool comes along so it's reprocess time again. My workflow now is quite different now compared to previous revisions as I process the stars and main subject as two separate images and combine them at the end. This combined with BlueXTerminator has resulted in a fairly decent improvement on this image (imho anyway).

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Skywatcher Esprit ED Super APO Triplet
ZWO ASI 2600MC PRO

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