Observation by Adam Rawlinson: Coming your way soon

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Sep 09 - 22:30

Uploaded

2023 Sep 10 - 11:57

Objects

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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Constellation

Andromeda

Field centre

RA: 00^h42^m
Dec: +41°18'
Position angle: -55°04'

Field size

1°11' × 0°56'

Equipment

Primaluce Airy 102 APO
SX Trius 694 Colour
Skywatcher EQ6 - pier mounted

Exposure

1750secs

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

M31

Title

Coming your way soon

About this image

Integration of 7 subs with a very light high pass filter to reduce foreground star size.

The chip on my SX694 is not big enough to capture this whole galaxy. A focal reducer causes vignetting on my set up and life is too short to mess with mosaics.

But nevertheless. Wow wow. I never cease to be awestruck by M31. Speeding this way at circa 110km/second. It will collide with the Milky Way in a couple of billion years time. Although reading i have done reassures that this will be a fairly gentle affair with the two passing through one another. I wonder if there will be anyone around to witness it.

In our local group and our nearest large neighbour M31 is always a treat to observe imaging and visually too.

Last night is was a clear naked eye object through the dome door as well.

Files associated with this observation

M31_1750sec-1.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Mike Foulkes, Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland, Gary Eason

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