M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Orion 8" f/4 Astrograph

 
 There
            are a few object we return to time and time again. This is one
            of them. I am always led to believe that I can somehow get a
            better shot this time -- If I do something different! Maybe this
            is it. The sky was fairly dark, lit up somewhat by the volcanic
            dust in the sky this month. Sky meter read 21.7 mag / sq arc
            second which is moderate for this site. This is a 30 minute exposure
            with the 8 " f/3.9 Orion Astrograph and Baader MPCC coma
            corrector.
 

            
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Optics:  8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph w/Baader MPCC Coma Corrector
Platform:  Homemade GEM with Byers Starmaster Drive 
Camera:  Hutech Modified Canon XTi @ ISO800
Exposure:  6x 5m
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona
Elevation:  6850 ft.
Sky:  Seeing  7/10, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  55F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop CS2, Images Plus 3.82
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