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M31 - Andromeda Galaxy - FSQ
M31 - Andromeda
Date: October 4, 2006
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This was a 2 panel mosaic so I had to duplicate the exposure times for the two halves, I have over 4 hours of exposure data into this shot, but really it equated to just over 2 hour total exposure.
There are two companion galaxies
(M32 - left side just above M31 and M110 - bottom center)

SBIG ST2000XM w/CFW-8a
Astrodon Series I LRGB filters
Takahashi FSQ-106n piggyback on an 12" LX200GPS
122 minutes total x 2
L = 50 minutes
R = 24 minutes
G = 24 minutes
B = 24 minutes
120 second sub-exposures autoguided by the integrated guider
Processing: Maxim DL, FITS Liberator and Photoshop CS.