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M31
Andromeda Galaxy

Click on photo for a larger image.
Instrument:
Nikon 500mm f8 Catadioptric Lens
Focal Ratio:
f8
Camera:
SBIG STL-11000 CCD camera
(See product review in July, 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.)
Exposure:
7 x 5 minutes Luminance, 2 x 5 minutes each R/G/B, all unbinned
Guiding:
Meade 7" Refractor with STV Autoguider (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)
(See product review in May, 2003 issue of Astronomy magazine.)
See Photo/Guiding Equipment.
Date:
7/23/04
Post Processing:
CCDSoft, CCDSharp, MaxIM DL, Photoshop CS