Object Details:

• Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda

•  RA:          00 hours 42 minutes

•  Dec:         +41 degrees 16 minutes

•  Distance: 2.3 Million Light years

•  Size:         190' x 60'

•  Mag:        3.44

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  •  
  • R:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      12 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 3 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: Nov 2011

Home

Nebula

Solar System

Galaxy

Narrow Band

Planetary

Hardware

Links