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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 10/30/2004
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 10:40:20:20 mins @ -20C
Lum 1x10 (bin 1x1), R 4x10, G 2x10, B 2x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, SBIG LRGB
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop

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