Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - 2024-10-27 - LRGB Preliminary
Andromeda Galaxy is an island universe that lies some two million light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. I think of my imaging system as a time machine that captured this object as it appeared two million years ago. If it is still there, I wonder what it looks like now.
This is a preliminary LRGB image to which I willl add Hydrogen alpha data (Ha). The Ha data will highlight the star-forming regions in the spiral arms of the galaxy. My objective in this rendering was to explore the full LRGB possibilities before adding the Ha data.
60-second subframe exposures were taken to minimize saturation in the bright galactic center.
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (LRGB)
Tele Vue NP101is (4" f/4.3)
Losmandy G11
Integration time:
L: 60s x 233 = 3:53
R: 60s x 74 = 1:14
G: 60s x 80 = 1:20
B: 60s x 71 = 1:11
Total integration time: 7:31
Captured with NINA, processed with PixInsight, and finished with Affinity Photo.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - 2024-10-27 - LRGB Preliminary
Andromeda Galaxy is an island universe that lies some two million light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. I think of my imaging system as a time machine that captured this object as it appeared two million years ago. If it is still there, I wonder what it looks like now.
This is a preliminary LRGB image to which I willl add Hydrogen alpha data (Ha). The Ha data will highlight the star-forming regions in the spiral arms of the galaxy. My objective in this rendering was to explore the full LRGB possibilities before adding the Ha data.
60-second subframe exposures were taken to minimize saturation in the bright galactic center.
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (LRGB)
Tele Vue NP101is (4" f/4.3)
Losmandy G11
Integration time:
L: 60s x 233 = 3:53
R: 60s x 74 = 1:14
G: 60s x 80 = 1:20
B: 60s x 71 = 1:11
Total integration time: 7:31
Captured with NINA, processed with PixInsight, and finished with Affinity Photo.