M31

Andromeda Galaxy

M31

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

2,900,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

November 5, 2021

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x5, R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop