Shot from Stellafane on a truly amazing (and only) night of good seeing.
This one is a bit unusual as I was using a scope of 900mm with a focal reducer of .85x bringing it down to 765mm. A scope of 330-600mm probably would get the entire galaxy in view, however, this one is a little more like "peering into the galaxy" slightly as a result.
M110 and M32 are included in the framing. 2.4 hours of good frames -- though nearly 3 hours were taken and I managed to get my first 5 minute frames with the AVX/PHD combination.
Enjoy!
M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
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M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
Ron B.
T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
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T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
http://www.astrobin.com/users/rjbokleman/
Re: M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
Ron the last post I went on and on, this image I can get it down to one word, WOW This is your best one yet. In my opinion it is perfect, and gets the imagination going. Jerry
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Ioptron IEQ 45 Pro mount
Ioptron tripier
Ioptron eq 25 mount
Ioptron tripod
Celestron #93709 next image solar system imager
Unitron 3 inch equatorial mount W/ tracking motor and tripod
Restored ED 102 Vixen ss Doublet
"Ilagitami non carborundum" Uncle Nick '49
Re: M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
Very nice image Ron, thanks for sharing. After some weeks now, I was able to get out locally this past Friday and can attest to the great seeing conditions. I was awestruck at what I was seeing through the eyepiece. Nights like that are what it's all about. Clear skies.
---- Chuck
---- Chuck
Chuck M.
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Meade 8" LX200 Classic OTA
iOptron CEM40EC and MiniPier on Meade classic field tripod
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II
Canon 7D Mark II
ZWO 60mm f/4.6 GS with ASI120MM-S camera
Starizona SCT Corrector II and Virtual View 2" Rotating Visual Back
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox
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Re: M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
Glad you enjoyed this one...like a good work of art the job is never done. I got some good feedback from folks on Cloudy Nights about the 'Green' haze. I worked on it further tonight based upon that feedback. Should look a bit nicer now.
Ron B.
T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
http://www.astrobin.com/users/rjbokleman/
T5i/700D, ASI1600MM-C, ASI120MM, ASI174MM, XAGYL 7x36mm FW
Astronomik Deep-Sky(RGB), CLS, Ha, OIII, SII
SV60EDS 60mm f/5.5 APO
AT65EDQ 65mm f/6.5 ED Quadruplet
SW ProED 100mm f/9.0 Doublet APO
C8 EdgeHD, AT130EDT
AVX, iEQ45 Pro
http://www.astrobin.com/users/rjbokleman/
Re: M31 / Andromeda Galaxy
Looks great Ron! Whatever the tweak was that brought out the contrast really worked!
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