Site and content copyright Robert Allevo 2002-2008
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M31 |
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ANDROMEDA GALAXY Click on image for 1200x900 size
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | Sky90 f/4.5 (with reducer) |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8 |
| Filters | Astro-Don LRGB. |
| Date | Oct. 12, 2006 |
| Exposure | LRGB =40:60:60:60 minutes |
| Guiding | ST- 402 / 12.5 RCOS |
| Binning | LRGB - 1x1 |
| Location | My back yard observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| M31 is about 2.9 million light-years distant. | |