Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda galaxy  ·  Great Nebula in Andromeda  ·  M 31  ·  NGC 224
The Core of Andromeda, G400
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The Core of Andromeda

The Core of Andromeda, G400
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The Core of Andromeda

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Shortly after full moon a clear night was about to unfold. So what object to aim at as a non-narrowband photographer? First I struggled with Messier 15 then I did some frames on the edge of the moon. But I always wanted to shoot the very core of Andromeda, too and I thought it might be worth a try... so I slewed over the Meade LX 200 and here you go.

The "widefield"-version with the WO and the Canon 6D you will find here:

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  • The Core of Andromeda, G400
    Original
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    The Core of Andromeda, G400
    B

B

Description: Reduced the green contrast level and dimmed the core. I also had to crop the left-hand side by a bit since I did not recognize that stacking aftefact in the integration file.

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The Core of Andromeda, G400