M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
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| Instrument: | Meade 178ED 7" Apochromatic Refractor Telescope |
| Focal Ratio: | f9 (prime focus) |
| Camera: | SBIG STL-11000 CCD camera (See product review in July, 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.) |
| Exposure: | Mosaic of three images, each with following: 6 x 5 minutes Luminance unbinned 2 x 5 minutes each R/G/B, all binned 3x3 |
| Guiding: | Off-Axis with STV Autoguider (Santa Barbara Instrument Group) (See product review in May, 2003 issue of Astronomy magazine.) See Photo/Guiding Equipment. |
| Date: | 9/13/04 |
| Post Processing: | CCDSoft, CCDSharp, MaxIM DL, Photoshop CS |