The Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

[astrographymc]

Andromeda galaxy is the closest large spiral galaxy to our Earth. Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy we can see. At 2.5 million light-years, it’s the most distant thing humans can see with the unaided eye.
This was captured in 2 consecutive nights with two different filters used . And then those datas were processed and blended. It was my first Andromeda attempt with a Cooled Astrocam. Hope u like it.

Equipments Used :

William Optics Redcat 51
iOptron Skyguider Pro
QHY 294 C Pro
William Optics Uniguide 32 Guidescope
ZWO ASI 290 MM Guidecam
Optolong CLS Filter
Optolong Moon & Skyglow Filter

45x 240” Moon & Skyglow Filter
60x180” Optolong CLS
total integration time 6 hrs
30 Darks 20 Flats for each session
Bortle 4 Zone

Softwares Used :

Ekos for Capture
Affinity Astrophotography Suite for Stacking
Siril for processing
Affinity, Photoshop & Topaz Denoise for final editing

[KathyNS]

Very nice! The 6 hours of total integration time show up well in the details of the dust bands. You might want to try adding a few 30-second subs to help tame the bright core.

[John Donne]

Very nice work !

[helicon]

Great image!!!!

[messier 111]

superb work , thx .

[MariusD69]

Very nice! Well done! However, the background is clipped and there is no smooth transition from galaxy to background.

[Ylem]

Wow, that's gorgeous!

[STEVE333]

Beautiful job! Love how you were able to really bring out the blue nebulosity. Excellent details in the dust lanes. Well done.

Steve

[Larry 1969]

I'd be very happy with that!
Great detail in the dust lanes and great colors as well!

Larry

[Ken_nneth]

Nice image, very dramatic. You might have pushed it a little too hard, but I like it.
Thanks for sharing
Clear Skies
Kenneth

[lostone]

Nice shot, got some nice detail in the rings, Can I make a suggestion. Take more shots at shorter intervals, ie a group at 90s and a group at 30s. Create and HDR image and combined the three together to make an HDR, Your longest exposure as the base, than the 90's on top of that and the 30's on top of even that. This will help out greatly on the core of the galaxy.

[ic_1101]

Beautiful M31, well done!

[astrographymc]

Very nice! The 6 hours of total integration time show up well in the details of the dust bands. You might want to try adding a few 30-second subs to help tame the bright core.

Of course, I will try. Thanks for your suggestion.

[astrographymc]

Nice shot, got some nice detail in the rings, Can I make a suggestion. Take more shots at shorter intervals, ie a group at 90s and a group at 30s. Create and HDR image and combined the three together to make an HDR, Your longest exposure as the base, than the 90's on top of that and the 30's on top of even that. This will help out greatly on the core of the galaxy.

all suggestions are welcome..i will try my best to do that in future session of capturing Andromeda.

[petershah]

nice work, I love your colour

[Makuser]

Hello Mainak. This is just fantastic Andromeda Galaxy M31 image. Superb contrast, core, dust lanes, and the spiral arms show up quite well too. And the neighbors M32 and M110 are there also. Thanks for sharing this great capture with us Mainak and keep up the great astro imaging work.