Messier 31 - Andromeda Galaxy

My humble attempt at capturing our neighbour galaxy Andromeda, using a Canon 200D and a cheap Canon 55-250mm zoomlens. :)

 

Sadly, I live in a Bortle 7/8 scale. :(

I don't use any filters, so I did lose some quality and detail...

I added Vibrance and Saturation to get the colors.

 

Used Gear:

Canon 200D

Canon 55-250mm IS STM

Star Adventurer Pro (tracker)

Orion 50mm Deluxe (Guide Scope)

ASI 120MC-S (Guide Camera)

Intervalometer

 

EXIF:

35 x 120s Lights

15 x 120x Dark Frames

20 Flat Frames

 

I used PHD2 for Guiding en Polar Alignment.

I stacked about an hour worth of data in DeepSkyStacker and edited the TIFF in Photoshop 2020 and Adobe Camera RAW. :) (y)

Done