M31

Andromeda Galaxy

M31

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

2,900,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

September 3, 2005

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 5x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

CCDSoft, Photoshop