@astro_davido

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy This started out as me just doing a test run on Andromeda since I wasn’t sure what else to shoot in broadband and thought I’d pick up some data to start a project on this galaxy as it’s one of my goals for this year. But, clouds rolled in while I was snoozing and the guiding got screwed up so the framing ended up being off but I figured since it’s going to be cloudy for awhile, I’d go ahead and process it and see what I had. I don’t usually post the failures but here’s a failure! This is not very much exposure time at all, I’ll likely need 8-10 hours to get what I hope to achieve, if not more. Just trying to make the best of what I have and I have high hopes for getting a really nice image of this before the summers over. - 40 x 120” (1h 20m Total Exposure Time) - 25 Darks, 25 Dark Flats and 25 Flats - Astro-Tech AT72ed - Celestron AVX - ZWO asi294mc pro - ZWO 30mm guide scope - ZWO asi224mc (guide camera) - ZWO AsiAir Plus - Astro-Tech ATR8 0.8x Focal Reducer/Corrector - Optolong L-Pro filter #astrophotography #astronomy #telescope #asi294mcpro #asi224mc #asiair #asiairplus #at72ed #celestronavx #avxmount #backyardastronomy #ig_astrophotography @celestronuniverse #highpointscientific #astrotech #pixinsight #zwoasi #topazdenoiseai #galaxy #galaxies #m31 #andromeda #optolongfilters @optolongfilter #optolonglpro