The Lunarscape -- photography and astrophotography from Galway, Ireland
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy
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Well here's a shot of one of the more popular and larged deep sky objects out there, M31 the Andromeda Galaxy.

This is the first object that I've imaged using the Astrotrak TT320X. This is an absolutely fantastic imaging setup for larger objects. Just align, put your camera on it, focus, attach a timed shutter release and let it go. Love using this setup as there's no need for guiding and no need to merge mono exposures to make a colour image.

 

  • Canon 30D
  • Canon 70-200mm F4
  • Astrotrak TT320X on an MN-28
  • Canon TC80-N3 relase
  • 240s subs stacked in Deep Sky Stacker

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy