The Andromeda Galaxy
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy.
Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Aethiopia.
Cassiopeia, having boasted herself equal in beauty to the Nereids, drew down the vengeance of Poseidon, who sent an inundation on the land and a sea-monster, which destroyed man and beast. The oracle of Ammon announced that no relief would be found until the king exposed his daughter Andromeda to the monster, so she was fastened to a rock on the shore.
Perseus, returning from having slain the Gorgon, found Andromeda, slew the monster, set her free, and married her in spite of Phineus, to whom she had before been promised. At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals, and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head.
Andromeda followed her husband to Tiryns in Argos, and became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through Perseus' and Andromeda's son, Perses. Perseus and Andromeda had six sons (Perseides): Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, and Electryon, and one daughter, Gorgophone. Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus got the kingdom, and include the great hero Heracles. According to this mythology, Perses is the ancestor of the Persians.
After her death she was placed by Athena amongst the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia. Sophocles and Euripides made the story the subject of tragedies. The tale is represented in numerous ancient works of art.
Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda which contains the Andromeda Galaxy.
source: Wikipedia.org
Not perfect but quite allright for being the first.. =)
It might be a bit overworked maybe but I wanted to show the pretty thing with as much detail as possible against a black sky, I know it has trailed a little but that's nothing I could do anything about.
Thanks to "Svelo" for letting me use his guiding tripod (his site is here www.flickr.com/photos/svelo)
Exposure Time: 10 minutes 42 seconds
Focal Length: 300mm (x 1.5)
Aperture: f/4.5
ASA speed: 200
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikkor 300/4.5
Software: Adobe Photoshop
The Andromeda Galaxy
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy.
Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of Aethiopia.
Cassiopeia, having boasted herself equal in beauty to the Nereids, drew down the vengeance of Poseidon, who sent an inundation on the land and a sea-monster, which destroyed man and beast. The oracle of Ammon announced that no relief would be found until the king exposed his daughter Andromeda to the monster, so she was fastened to a rock on the shore.
Perseus, returning from having slain the Gorgon, found Andromeda, slew the monster, set her free, and married her in spite of Phineus, to whom she had before been promised. At the wedding a quarrel took place between the rivals, and Phineus was turned to stone by the sight of the Gorgon's head.
Andromeda followed her husband to Tiryns in Argos, and became the ancestors of the family of the Perseidae through Perseus' and Andromeda's son, Perses. Perseus and Andromeda had six sons (Perseides): Perses, Alcaeus, Heleus, Mestor, Sthenelus, and Electryon, and one daughter, Gorgophone. Their descendants ruled Mycenae from Electryon down to Eurystheus, after whom Atreus got the kingdom, and include the great hero Heracles. According to this mythology, Perses is the ancestor of the Persians.
After her death she was placed by Athena amongst the constellations in the northern sky, near Perseus and Cassiopeia. Sophocles and Euripides made the story the subject of tragedies. The tale is represented in numerous ancient works of art.
Andromeda is represented in the northern sky by the constellation Andromeda which contains the Andromeda Galaxy.
source: Wikipedia.org
Not perfect but quite allright for being the first.. =)
It might be a bit overworked maybe but I wanted to show the pretty thing with as much detail as possible against a black sky, I know it has trailed a little but that's nothing I could do anything about.
Thanks to "Svelo" for letting me use his guiding tripod (his site is here www.flickr.com/photos/svelo)
Exposure Time: 10 minutes 42 seconds
Focal Length: 300mm (x 1.5)
Aperture: f/4.5
ASA speed: 200
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikkor 300/4.5
Software: Adobe Photoshop