Messier 31 HaRGB
Messier 31 or NGC 224 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. It is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. Also visible is its companion galaxies M32 and M110, two bright dwarf elliptical galaxies. It lies 2.5 million light years distant and is thought to contain around 1 trillion stars.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with reducer/corrector
QHY163M Gain5 for RGB Gain 210 for Ha
Baader 36mm RGB filter set and 36mm 7nm Ha narrowband filter.
QHYCFW2 S filter wheel
40 x 120sec subs for each RGB channel
20 x 300sec subs Ha
Total acquisition time 5hrs40mins.
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Messier 31 HaRGB
Messier 31 or NGC 224 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Andromeda. It is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy. Also visible is its companion galaxies M32 and M110, two bright dwarf elliptical galaxies. It lies 2.5 million light years distant and is thought to contain around 1 trillion stars.
HEQ5 PRO
WO71GT with reducer/corrector
QHY163M Gain5 for RGB Gain 210 for Ha
Baader 36mm RGB filter set and 36mm 7nm Ha narrowband filter.
QHYCFW2 S filter wheel
40 x 120sec subs for each RGB channel
20 x 300sec subs Ha
Total acquisition time 5hrs40mins.
Processed using Straton star removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.