| Object: |
|
M31, Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
|
| Coordinates: |
|
RA
= 00h 42.7m, DEC = +41° 16' |
| Telescope: |
|
William Optics WO-Star71 (71mm f/4.9 APO
Imaging Refractor) |
| Mount: |
|
Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
| Guide
Scope: |
|
Orion
Short Tube 80mm refractor |
| Guide
Camera: |
|
Orion
StarShoot AutoGuider & PHD guiding
software |
| Imaging
Camera: |
|
QSI-583ws
|
| Filters/Exposures: |
|
Six
10-minute exposures through Astrodon LRGB filters, and seven 10-minute
exposures through an Astrodon Ha filter. Stacked in MaximDL and
processed in Photoshop CS6. |
| Shooting
Location: |
|
LRGB
was taken at Staunton River Star Party at Staunton River State Park in
Scottsburg, VA, and Ha was taken at East Coast Star Party in Coinjock,
NC.
|
| Date/Time: |
|
24/26
October 2014 |
| Comments: |
|
M31
taken through a different telescope and at a different camera angle
from my 2012 image of this same galaxy. |
