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Object
............................................ M31 Andromeda
Constellation .............................. Andromeda
Distance + Ap. Magnitude....... 2.5 million Light years
/ 3.4
Date + Time ............................... 1/10/2010 - 19:20
UTC
Location .................................... Remote imaging
from Gras Telescope facilities - New Mexico
Optics .........................................
Takahashi FSQ
106ED -FL530
@ f/5
Tools .......................................... -
Camera .....................................
SBIG STL
11000M
Exposure Time.......................
Luminance: 9 X 300sec
More Details ...........................
Environment Temperature : 12oC Camera Temperature -20οC
Mount ....................................... Paramount
ME
Guiding .................................... Self guided
Processing Details ................ Photoshop ,
Maxim , CCDsoft
Notes ........................................ Weather:
- - Transparence: - - Humidity : 55%
Target details .........................
Andromeda is the
nearest spiral galaxy to the
Milky Way,
but not the
closest galaxy
overall. As it is visible from Earth as a faint smudge on a moonless
night, it is one of the farthest objects visible to the
naked eye,
and can be seen even from urban areas with binoculars.
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