M31 - Great Nebula in Andromeda


CCD Camera ST10E
Optics Takahashi FSQ 106, f/5, 530ml focal length
Location Kenton, Oklahoma. Limiting magnitude 7.0 +5
Date 10/182001
Exposure Fifteen 5 minute exposures; dark subtracted and flat fielded.
Notes This was a joint effort between Jim Edlin and myself. We used Jim's SBIG ST10E camera on my FSQ 106. Transparency was excellent, but seeing was fair to poor, hence somewhat bloated stars. Very windy conditions. This is a mosaic of 4 images which Jim combined using Photoshop.
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