01 — THE OBJECT
M31
Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest large spiral to our own, about 2.5 million light-years away. Even to the naked eye under a dark sky it appears as a faint patch. It holds hundreds of billions of stars, dusty arms, and a bright nucleus. One day, far in the future, it will meet the Milky Way.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Andromeda
- Distance
- 2500000 ly
02 — THE PROJECT
M31 — Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest large spiral to our own, about 2.5 million light-years away. Even to the naked eye under a dark sky it appears as a faint patch. It holds hundreds of billions of stars, dusty arms, and a bright nucleus. One day, far in the future, it will meet the Milky Way. A backfocus/tilt tuning session that turned into a small Andromeda acquisition (>2 h) despite a nearly full Moon. Newton 150P + ASI2600MC Pro setup from Le Pradet (Bortle 7). Imaged from Le Pradet / Toulon (Var, Bortle 7 skies). AstroBin source: https://app.astrobin.com/i/lwx79r Location: Le Pradet / Toulon, Var, France (Bortle 7).
03 — ACQUISITION
Total integration · 2.7 h
- 161 × 1 min · No filter
| Filter | Frames | Exposure | Total | Gain | Cooling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No filter | 161 | 1 min | 161 × 1 min (2.7 h) | 101 | -5 °C |
04 — EQUIPMENT
TS-Optics Maxfield Coma Corrector 0.95x
TS-Optics · TSKomaKorr 0.95x
ACCESSORY
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
ZWO · ASI2600MC Pro
CAMERA
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO · ASI120MM Mini
GUIDE_CAMERA
TS-Optics TSL60D 60mm
TS-Optics · TSL60D
GUIDE_SCOPE
Sky-Watcher NEQ6-Pro
Sky-Watcher · NEQ6-Pro
MOUNT
N.I.N.A.
Stefan Berg · NINA
SOFTWARE
PixInsight
Pleiades Astrophoto · PixInsight
SOFTWARE
Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P
Sky-Watcher · Explorer 150P
TELESCOPE
06 — EVOLUTION
LINEAR
FINAL07 — FINAL IMAGE
Final · M31