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| Object name: | M31 - Andromeda Galaxy | Optics: | TEC 110 FL | ||||
| Objekt type: | Galaxy | Focal lenght: | 616 mm | ||||
| Constellation: | Andromeda | Camera: | FLI ML 16803-65 | ||||
| Location / Date: | Remseck / 23. November 2011 | Exposure: | 37 x 600 sec L / 25 x 600 sec red / 21 x 600 green/ 16 x 300 sec blue | ||||
| Distance: | approx. 2.6 Million ly | Filters: | Baader LRGB filter | ||||
| Apparent dimensions: | approx. 186' x 62' | Mount: | 10micron GM2000 HPS | ||||
| Real dimensions: | approx. 150.000 ly | Autoguiding: | Off-Axis Guider - SX Lodestar | ||||
| Brightness: | approx. 3.5 mag | Software: | MaxIm DL / Registar / Photoshop CS3 | ||||
| Position (R.A. / DEC): | 0h 42' 44.31" / +41° 16' 09.4" | Image processing: | LRGB | ||||
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M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy is our direct neighbor galaxy. Under good conditions it can be seen with the naked eye. In several billion years the Andromeda galaxy will meet our milkyway. Both galaxies will probably merge.
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