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Andromeda Galaxy
M31
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Andromeda
Distance 2,900,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 15 Sep 2012 (Summer)
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
Lum 12x5, R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 1x1)
Notes Used the FS-60C dedicated reducer
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FS-60C Refractor
Focal Length 255mm @f/4.25
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Software Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop