M31 Andromeda Galaxie

Our big neighbour.

First test with my new Takahashi Epsilon 130D. I only could expose very few subs because of the bad weatherconditions - more as a test than for a serious image. The result blowed me away.

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Object:	M31
Date of exposures:	21.08.2017, 25.08.2017
Distance:	2,5 Mio. Lightyears
Exposures:	Lum: 4 x 360 Sec., RGB: 3 x 300 Sec., Sum: 0,7 hrs.
Telescope:	Takahashi Epsilon 130D
Focal length:	430 mm
Filter:	Astrodon LRGB E-Series
Camera:	Atik 490Exm
Guiding:	Off Axis Guider, Lodestar
Mount:	EQ8

I mean I captured data for only 45 minutes! The RGB frames are only one per color. Luminance consists out of 4 subs.

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