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, 2014

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

ISO 800, 20x180s

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FS-60C Refractor

Focal Length

285mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

Canon 5D Mark III

Software

CCDStack, Photoshop