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moonshinegnomie

(2,922 posts) Tue Sep 5, 2023, 11:32 AM Sep 2023

M31 the andromeda galaxy

now that andromeda is back in the night sky at a reasonable hour i figured id try out my new equipment on it

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M31 the andromeda galaxy (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Sep 2023 OP

Looks to me like you've figured out your new equipment very well, my dear moonshinegnomie! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2023 #1

Good image. If you are in a dark area, you might be able to see a faint smudge with alfredo Sep 2023 #2

equipment list moonshinegnomie Sep 2023 #3

Thanks. Quite a rig. alfredo Sep 2023 #6

stunning! mike_c Sep 2023 #4

When my daughter was about 5 we saw Andromeda through a AndyS Sep 2023 #5

My first was a 4" reflector. It was enough for this pre-teen. alfredo Sep 2023 #7

i use a 2.8" refractor moonshinegnomie Sep 2023 #8

I had one, but I dropped it and cracked the lens alfredo Sep 2023 #9

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,479 posts)

1. Looks to me like you've figured out your new equipment very well, my dear moonshinegnomie!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 11:38 AM

Sep 2023

It's stunning!
Thank you.

alfredo

(60,150 posts)

2. Good image. If you are in a dark area, you might be able to see a faint smudge with

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 11:40 AM

Sep 2023

Your eyes.
What equipment do you use?

moonshinegnomie

(2,922 posts)

3. equipment list

Reply to alfredo (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 11:45 AM

Sep 2023

sony a6000 camera
astrotech 72 II telescope with a field flattener. (it makes it a 344mm f5 lens
zwo AM5 mount (just got it a 2 weeks ago to place my old celestron avx)
30mm guide scope
zwo 120mm guide camera
asair plus (a small box to control everything)

this is about 3 hours of exposure. an hour of 30 second exposures and 2 hours of 90 second exposures at iso 400
stacked and processed in pixinsight and photoshop

alfredo

(60,150 posts)

6. Thanks. Quite a rig.

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 04:43 PM

Sep 2023

I just had a Ten inch dob. I wasn’t ready to spend the money for equipment I could no longer carry.

mike_c

(36,399 posts)

4. stunning!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 12:03 PM

Sep 2023

AndyS

(14,559 posts)

5. When my daughter was about 5 we saw Andromeda through a

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2023, 01:04 PM

Sep 2023

4 inch reflector. Just barely identifiable beyond a smudge.

We talked about distances and how this was our nearest neighbor in the universe. Not sure she comprehended the magnitude of the numbers but she simply said, "Daddy, it makes my heart hurt. I want to go there."