Observation by Martin Griffiths: galaxy passing trees

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Martin Martin

Observer

Martin Griffiths

Observed

2020 Feb 18 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 Mar 11 - 15:41

Objects

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h49^m
Dec: +39°33'
Position angle: +81°19'

Field size

9° × 14°

Equipment

Canon 40D 85mm Lens

Exposure

ISO 1000 F6 40 75 second exposure

Location

Boncath, West Wales

Target name

Andromeda Galaxy

Title

galaxy passing trees

About this image

Messier 31 was just going down in the west and I waited for it to come out from behind a large tree in the field behind the cottage and captured it, almost as it would appear in binoculars

Files associated with this observation

Andromeda and trees.jpg (297.7 kB)

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