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Observation by Steve Bosley: M31

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Steve Bosley

Observer

Steve Bosley

Observed

2018 Sep 01 - 21:00

Uploaded

2018 Sep 07 - 07:20

Objects

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00h42m
Dec: +41°14'
Position angle: -87°41'

Field size

2°08' × 1°24'

Equipment
  • 80mm Altair Lightwave refractor
  • HEQ5 Mount
  • Canon 70D
Exposure

ISO 800 130x30 second exposures + darks, lights,bias frames

Location

back garden, Horndean, Hants

Target name

M31

Title

M31

About this image

"Proper" astrophotography is still work in progress for me - I have previously tried with camera on fixed tripod but only managed to get the core of the galaxy. This time the camera was on a properly polar aligned mount and the clouds were kind enough to allow a few hundred frames. 30 seconds was all I could manage due to light pollution. I wanted to put a stake in the ground from which to improve :-)

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