M31

Andromeda Galaxy

M31

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

2,900,000 ly

Capture Details

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