Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224  ·  Part of the constellation Andromeda (And)  ·  The star 32And  ·  The star μAnd  ·  The star νAnd
Andromeda Galaxy / M31  ...by a very green rookie., Intheswamp
Andromeda Galaxy / M31  ...by a very green rookie.
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Andromeda Galaxy / M31 ...by a very green rookie.

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A rookie's attempt at capturing M31. At about the four o'clock position from the center of M31 is M110. At about the nine o'clock position from the center is M32. Both of these Messier Objects are satellite galaxies of Andromeda/M31.

Date shot: January 18, 2021

Camera: Ha-modded Canon SL1

Lens: Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

Mount: Sky Watcher Star Adventurer

Exposure: 24 150-second images at f/3.2

Stacking software: Deep Sky Stacker

Processing software: Startools

Processing software: Photoshop CS2

This image was cropped heavily.

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Andromeda Galaxy / M31  ...by a very green rookie., Intheswamp