Date:
22nd of September 2017
Location:
Blankenberghe - medium light pollution
Description:
The Andromeda Galaxy or -nebula (Messier 31) is a spiral shaped galaxy in the Andromeda constellation. It has roughly the same shape as our own Milky Way Galaxy but is considerably larger. This galactic neighbor of ours is on a collision course towards us and will collide in the distant future. (Source: Wikipedia)
Equipment:
Telescope:
TS 80mm flat. - 344mm - f 4.3
Camera:
Canon 1300D Astrodon mod.
CLS-clip in-filter
Mount:
Celestron AVX
Guiding:
Orion Shorttube Achromat 80mm - ASI120MC
Software:
Capture:
Canon Camera Connect
Guiding:
PHD 2
Post-proces:
Pixinsight - Photoshop
Image Details:
Lights:
35 x 5 minutes ISO 200
Darks:
10 x 5 minutes dark frames ISO 200
Bias-frames:
20 x 1/8000 sec ISO 200
No flats
Comments:
With only 8% moonlight and a very good seeing, this night was ideal. Probably one of the best I ever had when shooting the night sky from my own backyard.