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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Andromeda Galaxy, Monty Giavelli
Andromeda Galaxy
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Andromeda Galaxy

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Andromeda Galaxy, Monty Giavelli
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Andromeda Galaxy

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Andromeda Galaxy imaged over 3 consecutive nights. ZWO294MC Pro camera.

This was taken in my backyard in a Bortle Class 4 area.

My telescope has an 800mm focal length so I'm unable to image the entire galaxy.

More purple than I thought would be there ! It probably comes from the Ha and Oiii ?

I've been imaging for 7 months. Collimating my 8" f/4 Newtonian posed the biggest hurdle.

I'm using a Baader coma corrector but I'm still getting some coma in the corners. Does anyone know if the Skywatcher coma corrector would do a better job ? I tried an off-axis-guider but the coma was causing less than ideal guiding.

My setup stays on a triangular wagon with 4 wheels. I just open the door to my metal building and wheel everything out to where I image.

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Andromeda Galaxy, Monty Giavelli