M31

Spiral Galaxy in the Constellation Andromeda
With Companion Galaxies M110 and M32

Image Details:

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  • Instrument: Stellarvue SV80S Triplet Apo Refractor OTA @ f/5 (402mm, using Televue TRF-2008 0.8x Field Flattener)
  • Mount: Mountain Instruments MI-250 GoTo
  • Image Scale:  3.93 arc-seconds/pixel
  • Filters:  Baader IR Cutoff Filter
    Exposure: 18 x 5 minutes
  • Camera: SBIG ST-2000XCM Color One-Shot
    Notes:  This is a mosaic of two frames, using the Mosaic tool in Maxim DL/CCD software
  • Software: Maxim DL/CCD, Adobe Photoshop, RC Astro Gradient X-Terminator, Neat Image Pro
  • Location: Little Rock, AR., El. 300ft
  • Date: January 9th, 2007 0345