M31
M31
Object | |
| Description: | Andromeda Galaxy |
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Distance: | 2,900,000 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | September 15, 2012 |
| Location: | Palomar Mountain, CA |
| Exposure: | Lum 12x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 1x1) |
| Notes: | Used the FS-60C dedicated reducer |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FS-60C Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 255mm @f/4.25 |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-10XME |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB |
| Software: | Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |