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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, Morsing
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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

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M31 andromeda galaxy from my Bortle 6 backyard. 

I could get no more than 90s subs this night - the tracker would not behave. And it fogged up after 45 mins of shooting, so most of my exposures were useless. Dew heaters are on the way along with  a proper mount so that I can guide in both RA and DEC.

It looks like I could almost pull out more of the dark bands in the spiral arms, but then the colour blotchiness from the sensor becomes too much. The noise is unfortunately high due to the low total exposure time. 

Ahh well, everything will be better with a proper mount soon :-)

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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, Morsing