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2003/07/27&08/18 D.M.Conrad

Andromeda Galaxy / M31 / NGC 224

Sedro-Woolley, Wa.

Image center RA: 00h43m 16.4s DE:+41°19' 26"
The Andromeda Galaxy is about 2 1/2 million light years distant in the Andromeda Constillation.
The Andromeda Galaxy is estimated to contain 1 trillion stars which greatly exceeds the 200-400 billion our Milkyway.
The fuzzball to the upper left is M110 / NGC205 is a dwarf eliptical galaxy orbiting Andromeda.
The smaller fuzzball to the right is M32 / NGC221 which is another dwarf galaxy orbiting the Andromeda.

5 X 10min. exposures at ISO 800 with Borg 77Ach
5 X 10min. exposures at ISO 800 with Borg 77Ach W/.85 Reducer and Baader Fringe Killer
Aligned, scaled, and stacked with Nebulosity
Older Mountain Instruments MI-250 tangent arm mount.
Borg 77 Ach guide scope with an Orion Starshoot autoguider using PHD guiding full exif


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Guest 21-Aug-2010 00:09
Stunning!