Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  HD3969  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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M31 Core and M32, Brennan Jontz
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M31 Core and M32

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M31 Core and M32

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Description

My first image from the [url=https://www.facebook.com/NebraskaStarParty/?__cft__[0]=AZUJhUCS1LI5-31jX-WV7BKGYL32ISAUqJhGHXp1jC_eEL5_Og44adAUe8wnzDHONonn1uN-C_P0g_2UZTKDAfP4rGH-pkDzMOk-SjHvU2kVequDuI3IG24xqOYasTCbfkswEpgfVCfUJ5YgtR4BAoEy&__tn__=kK-R]Nebraska Star Party[/url], the core of M31 (The Andromeda Galaxy) and M32. This was taken with only 1 hour and 30 minutes of total exposure time in a bortle 1 sky. The same shot at home would probably take 6hrs+ at the least.

Tech:
120s X 15 Lum - Gain 120
120s x 10 RGB - Gain 120
Telescope - iOptron 10" Truss RC
Reducer - CCDT67 spaced at about .7x
Mount - iOptron CEM120
Imaging Camera - Asi294mm Pro
OAG - Asi174mm
Acquisition Software - Nina
Processing - PixInsight & Photoshop

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M31 Core and M32, Brennan Jontz