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The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 One of the highlights of the northern sky, the Andromeda Galaxy lies about 2.5Mly away and contains a bright yellow core numerous blue star clusters, red emission nebulae and dark dust lanes. The two satellite galaxies are M32 and M110.
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| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M | Scope: | iTelescope G14, Takahashi FSQ-106, f=530mm, f5.0 (fov ~3.9° x 2.6°) |
| Mount: | Paramount ME | Guiding: | n/a |
| Filters/Exposures: | R:G:B = 4x10:4x10:4x10min ≡ 2h00m | Location: | GRAS New Mexico |
| Date: | 12th February 2010 | Processing: | CCDStack2, MIRA AL8 and Photoshop CS5 (re-processed May 2012) |