M31

Andromeda Galaxy

M31

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Andromeda

Distance

2,900,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 25, 2008

Location

Palomar Mountain, CA

Exposure

Lum 24x5 (bin 1x1), R 10x3, G 10x3, B 10x3 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FS-60C Refractor

Focal Length

285mm @f/4.8

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop