Andromeda Galaxy
Sep 11, 2021
Andromeda Galaxy
| Other names | M31, NGC 224, UGC 454 |
| Type | Galaxy |
| Distance | 2.45 million ly |
| Size | 220,000 ly |
| Location | Andromeda |
| Captured | Sep 11, 2021 |
| Capture type | Broadband |
| Total time | ~11 hours |
| Frames | L 87x180', RGB 45x180' each |
| Telescope | Orion 6" Newt F/3.8 Astrograph |
| Camera | ZWO ASI294mm |
| Tripod | Orion Atlas EQ-G |
Andromeda Galaxy
The one galaxy I can’t resist photographing every year! Or rather the three. It’s Andromeda! Along with is two dwarf galaxies that we can see here.
I just have one thing to say about it: It looks like it headed right at us!