M31 Andromeda Galaxy
M31 Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic Ha LRGB with 17in Planewave 2014
50% size
Scope Planewave 17in
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon LRGB Gen1 Ha5nm
Exposures Luminance 1hr each frame 13 panel mosaic
Color Data Ha 45min R 30min G 30min B 30min
Location SRO Ca USA 2014
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy Mosaic Hybrid 2013
M31 Luminance with Planewave 17in Apogee U16 Mosaic 13 panels
M31 Color Data FSQ 106
M31 Star Cloud Crop
M31 Fullsize 7meg
Scope Planewave 17in FSQ 106 Luminance
Camera Apogee U16 SBIG 11000 Color
Mount Paramount
Filters Astrodon LRGB Gen1 Ha5nm
Exposures Luminance 1hr each frame 13 panel mosaic
Color Data Ha 1.5hrs R 1hr G 1hr B 1hr
Location SRO Ca & Nebraska USA 2010 2013
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy With TMB 130mm 2011
M31 in the constellation Andromeda is approximately 2.5 million light years away. It is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way Galaxy, but not the closest galaxy. M31 is expected to collide with our own galaxy in about 3.75 billion years.
M31 32 Lum Subframes x 10min = 320 min combined image
M31 4 Ha Subframes x 20min = 80 min combined image
M31 6 Red Subframes x 6 = 60 min combined image
M31 6 Blue Subframes x 6 = 60 min combined image
M31 6 Green Subframes x 6 = 60 min combined image
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Scope TMB130mm
Camera Apogee U8300
Mount Atlas EQG
Filters Astrodon LRGB Gen1 Ha5nm
Exposures L 5.3hrs Ha 1.5hrs R 1hr G 1hr B 1hr 10min subs (Ha 20min subs) Total 10hrs
Location Connellsville Pa. Home Observatory 2011