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M-31 The Andromeda Galaxy with companion galaxies M-32 (bottom,attached) and M-110 (upper)
Approx 2.9 million ly distant

Imaged at the CCCA Observatory
Wellandport, Ontario
Aug 29th 2011

William Optics Megrez 72mm Apo Refractor (New Toy)
W/O .8X field flattener
EQ Pro 6 German Equatorial Mount
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Canon Digital Rebel XT (unmodified)

Prime Focus
20 X 3 min exposures @ ISO 800
15 X 1 min exposures @ ISO 800
20 X 30 sec exposures @ ISO 800
Combined
Dark frames subtracted
1hr 25min total exposure
Combined with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed with PS CS2

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Comment by Mark Roberts on April 7, 2012 at 4:06pm

Thanks Much Chris! Was quite happy with how it turned out as it was my 1st light image with the Megrez 72mm. Great little scope..love it.

Comment by Mark Roberts on October 20, 2011 at 11:39am
Thanks Hop. Was pretty impressed with how much the info the 72mm picked up myself. Would love to get another couple of hrs on it.
Comment by Mark Roberts on October 18, 2011 at 10:25pm
Thanks a ton Spike!
Comment by spike77 on October 18, 2011 at 7:28pm
HELL OF A SHOT
Comment by Mark Roberts on October 18, 2011 at 4:45pm
Philip and Steve, Thanks I appreciate the kind words.
Comment by Philip A Cruden on October 18, 2011 at 3:05pm
Beautiful Man
Comment by Steve Coates on October 18, 2011 at 1:33pm
Excellent work Mark!
Comment by Mark Roberts on October 18, 2011 at 6:38am
I really do not think I can agree with you Luc, but thanks alot!
Comment by Mark Roberts on October 18, 2011 at 6:36am
Thanks Mark. The old Rebel still works pretty well. You might want to check the Astro Tec flattener as I here it does a better job. The one I have (W/O) still makes bad stars on the corners.
Comment by Mark Roberts on October 18, 2011 at 6:30am
Hi Marc, really tried not to blow out the core as in the original. Masking in the shorter exposures sure helped.

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