M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

 

     M31 or NGC224 is the familiar Andromeda Galaxy.  This exceptional large and bright spiral galaxy is readily visible to the naked eye at a dark site or even faintly to the trained observer from the city.  M31 lies about 2.3 million light years away and is approximately 25 percent larger than our own Milky Way.  It has dark spiral lanes viewable in 10 inch telescopes and its neighbors M110 and M32 are visible companion elliptical galaxies to the lower right of center and upper left of center respectively.     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Optics Camera Film Exposure Mount/Guiding Scanning Processing Location Date
Nikor 300mm f4.5 @ F4.5 Nikon F2 Provia 400F pushed +1 2 x 10 min G11 with ST4 through TV85 Minolta Scan Dual II Levels/Curves/Radial Gradient in PS Cottonwood Springs, CA 6/28/03

Comments: Guided well.  Cropped to about 70% of full frame.