Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
M31 Third Attempt, Scott Deming
M31 Third Attempt
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M31 Third Attempt

M31 Third Attempt, Scott Deming
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M31 Third Attempt

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Last night was clear, except for the stadium lights behind me that didn't go off until 9pm! mad.gif My goal was to image Andromeda before the moon got too high in the sky. I was able to do 130 minutes. 130 x :60 second exposures. I also did 30 darks and 30 flats. My equipment is Celestron CGX mount, QHY294C imaging camera, ZWO120 mini as guide camera on Orion 50mm mini guide scope, Orion 8" f4 Newtonian. I stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop. Admittedly, I am still learning imaging and processing. The one thing I have learned while imaging is working with the histogram. What a difference that makes! Attached is the image. I'm disappointed that I didn't have it angled well enough to get more of the galaxy in the frame. Next time.

Would love your input!

Scott

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M31 Third Attempt, Scott Deming