Observation by John Hughes: M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

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Mr John William Hughes

Observer

John Hughes

Observed

2018 Sep 09 - 20:17

Uploaded

2019 Mar 10 - 11:52

Objects

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h42^m
Dec: +41°16'
Position angle: +94°01'

Field size

3°11' × 2°09'

Equipment

William Optics Z61& Flattener
Canon T3i Rebel
Celestron AVX mount

Exposure

ISO 1600, 29 light frames at 90 seconds

Location

North Essex, UK

Target name

M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Title

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

About this image

When friends ask me what do I like about astronomy the first thing that pops into my mind is it is like being in a time machine, and the Andromeda Galaxy for some reason epitomises that for me. Just think about it, it takes over 2 million years for light from this galaxy to reach us so when I look at it today, that's what it looked like 2 million years ago. Is it still there? Does it look any different? Who knows, lets just sit back grab a beer or two and wait and see in another 2 million years!

This was my first real attempt at astrophotography. The image was captured through an unguided William Optics Z61 and includes some star trails. No flats, no darks and no bias frames. All the light frames were included, even those containing aircraft lights, and was re-processed again today using PixInsight (Original processed image posted 12/2018).

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Files associated with this observation

M31_v1.1.jpg (495.6 kB)

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