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M31 aka Andromeda Galaxy, David Swager
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M31 aka Andromeda Galaxy

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M31 aka Andromeda Galaxy, David Swager
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M31 aka Andromeda Galaxy

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Description

~13.3 hrs OSC data acquired between November 8 2020 and November 20 2020. (401) 60s exposures, and (263) 90s exposures. Lots of learning on this one, with new acquisition and post elements. Nice to finally get a pic of the thing I make everybody look at visually and will eat us someday.

Things improved on:

- Acquisition ( redcat51 vs. newt with some coma, repaired CGX-L)

- Manual calibration

- Better understanding of Deconvolution

- Better color/saturation understanding

- Better mask generation/usage

- Denoised

- De-emphazize stars (thanks to Marci who reinforced that it needed to be done)

Post Techniques Utilized:

- Adam Block PixInsight Fundamentals

- Light Vortex Astronomy Tutorials (awesome free resource)

- Mastering Pixinsight, an excellent reference by Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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M31 aka Andromeda Galaxy, David Swager