Another Attempt at Andromeda (M31)

James

James

January 15, 2012 · 1 min read

Beautiful night, it was clear, still, cold and moonless. Somewhat typically however I struggled with alignment, so I only managed maximum 105 second exposures. Even then there was a little star trailing, so I definitely didn't make the most of the great conditions. Shame. Alignment really does seem to be the limiting factor at the moment - I need to find a setup routine that works for me. Still, given that I'm fairly happy with this result.

About 1hr 25mn of exposure data. Plus a limited amount of darks, flats and bias.

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