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Messier 31 (M31 NGC 224) also known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is a magnitude 4.4
spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda. It is the nearest spiral galaxy to our
own, at a distance of 2.54 million light years. It is a naked eye object at dark sites, and
has a very large apparent size of 190 x 60 arc minutes, or 3 degrees by 1 degree. The
faint areas stretch to 7 times the diameter of the full moon.
Date: Sep 18 2008
Location: New Ringgold PA
Optics: NP101 at 540mm
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro Color One Shot Camera
Guiding: Guidescope
Exposure: One Shot Color - 6x10 min for a total of 60 minutes
Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot and processing by Maxim DL and Photoshop
Date: Sep 18 2008
Location: New Ringgold PA
Optics: NP101 at 540mm
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro Color One Shot Camera
Guiding: Guidescope
Exposure: One Shot Color - 6x10 min for a total of 60 minutes
Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot and processing by Maxim DL and Photoshop
Blue Mountain Vista Observatory New RInggold PA
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy