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Andromeda Galaxy
M31
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Andromeda
Distance 2,900,000 ly
Magnitude 3.4
Angular Size 178x63 arc min
Size 250,000 ly
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 10/25/2008
Place Palomar Mountain, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
Lum 24x5 (bin 1x1), R 10x3, G 10x3, B 10x3 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FS-60C Refractor
Focal Length 200mm @f/4.8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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