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M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Target:M31 Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way at 2.5 million light years. M31 is expected to collide with the Milky Way in about 4.5 billion years.

 

Location:14-09-21 @tynewyddcampsite Aberdaron Wales, Bortle 2, 61% Moon, high humidity.

 

Acquisition:155x 120s, Iso800, no filter, 25x each bias, dark, darkflat, flat. Total Integration 5.2 hours.

 

Equipment:Altair 60EDF, Flat60, Canon 1200D (astro modified), Skywatcher AZ-GTi, Sirui AM-284-EU.

 

Guiding:Altair MG32mini with GPCAMAR0130M.

 

Software:Astroberry EKOS, PHD2 on RPi4.

 

Processing:Affinity Photo, Siril, Starnet++.

 

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Uploaded on October 1, 2021