M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years) and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from Earth.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA-1 CMOS
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
QHY 600M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
IC Astronomy Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
July 2023
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
HaLRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
APP / PixInsight / PS
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
Rouven Asmussen / Telescope Live
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