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Name(s): |
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy |
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Date : |
2011-08-25 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low local light polution |
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Weather : |
12-19°C, 60-80% - 6-10g/m3 |
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Moon : |
0-10% |
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Setup : |
TS65EDQ on NEQ6pro, guided with QHY5 on SW80/400 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D mod. |
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Exposure : |
76x600s ISO800 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
The Andromeda Galaxy is a gigantic collection of more than 300 billion stars. Easily visible from a dark site, it is probably the farthest object that can be seen with the unaided eye, at a distance of about 2.54 million light years. Companion dwarf elliptical galaxies M32 and M110 are also visible in the picture. |
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Object size & distance |
178 arc minutes, 2.54 million ly |
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83 views
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Name(s): |
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy |
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Date : |
2008-08-27 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Local light pollution |
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Weather : |
16°C |
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Moon : |
25 days |
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Setup : |
SW 80/400 on EQ3, guided with SPC900 over SW 150/1200 :) |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D |
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Exposure : |
8x300s ISO 400 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
The Andromeda Galaxy is a gigantic collection of more than 300 billion stars.
Easily visible from a dark site, it is probably the farthest object that can be seen with the unaided eye, at a distance of about 2.54 million light years.
Companion dwarf elliptical galaxies M32 and M110 are also visible in the picture. |
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Object size & distance |
178 arc minutes, 2.54 million ly |
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