M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

M31

Acquisition
Date/Time: 2010/10/10 @ 00:13 EDT (2010/10/10 04:13 UTC).
Light Frames: 12 frames x 120 seconds @ 800 ISO (total = 24 minutes).
Dark Frames: 10 frames x 120 seconds @ 800 ISO (total = 20 minutes).
Guiding: Celestron 8 @ f/6.3 (Hirsch Focal Reducer), Orion StarShoot Auto-guider and PHD Guiding.
Filtering: No filtering.
Instrument: Orion 80 Short Tube @ f/5, Canon Rebel Xs (not modified).
Location: Hemmingford, QC, Canada (LO = -73 35 12  LA = 45 03 01).


Conditions
Transparency: 3/5
Turbulence: 2.5/5


Processing
Processed with DeepSky Stacker, the Gimp and NeatImage.


Comments
I'm very proud of this picture. There is a great amount of details in the dark bands. M32 and M110 also visible.