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Cluster of Galaxies Abell 2151
M31 The Great Andromeda Galaxy
M31, M32 and M110 Trio of Galaxies (Two Panel Mosaic)
M31 and your Hydrogen Clouds (Reprocessing)
M31 Andromeda Galaxy 2018
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy LRGB (2019)
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy
M33 The Triangle Galaxy 2014
M51 An example of Galactic Cannibalism (Image of the day in Astrobin 03/21/2018)
M51 The Swirl Galaxy 2016
M63 Sunflower Galaxy
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy 2016-2017
M63 Sunflower Galaxy Jim Misty data (Image of the day in Astrobin 06/19/2015)
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy 2015
M64 Black Eye Galaxy
Galaxy triplet in Leo
M65, M66 and NGC 3628 Trio in Leo
M81 and 82 galaxies surrounded by IFN
M81 and M82 mosaic
M81 Bode Galaxy 2017
M31 The Great Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31 or NGC 224, is a giant spiral galaxy, with a diameter of two hundred and twenty thousand light years, it contains approximately one trillion stars. It is the farthest object visible to the naked eye from Earth.
This galaxy is located at an average distance of 2.5 million light years, in the constellation of Andromeda.
Image processed in Pixinsight. Data acquired by Jim and Linda Powell, from the Deep Sky West robotic observatory, between October 20 and November 22, 2020.
Team:
Telescope TEC 160FL (OTA # 30)
SBIG STXL-16200 Camera
Paramount ME II mount
Astrodon LRGB Tru-Balance E-Series Gen 2 50mm Filter Set.
Accessories:
Starizona Microtouch Autofocuser, Feathertouch Motorized Focuser, SBIG filter wheel STXL-FW8G, Drew buster controler.
Data:
Blue: 30x300 "-20C bin 1x1
Green: 24x300 "-25C bin 1x1
Luminance: 148x300 "-20C bin 1x1
Red: 31x300 "-15C bin 1x1
Total integration time: 19.4 hours
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