M31 (NGC224)

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Description

Galaxy (Type SA) in the constellation Andromeda. Size 185'x75', surface brightness 13.6mag.

Together with NGC 205 (M110) and M32

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Date

September 22, 2005

Telescope

Pentax 75 SDHF @f/6.7 (f=500mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

ST-2000XM at -15°C

Exposure

LRGB mosaic, each consisting of 4 frames: each 3 x 600s (1x1) / 360s (2x2) / 300s (2x2) / 300s (2x2)

Localisation

Hofheim / Rhein-Main area

Conditions

Average conditions, light pollution

Note

 

Image Processing

Full calibration, pre-processing with MaxIm, final processing with Photoshop