M31 with 85 mm lens

[fwm891]

Taken tonight using approx. 2 min subs for a total exposure of 23 mins at iso 800 using an un modified camera with an 85 mm lens @ f3.5

On driven NEQ3 mount but not guided. Images stacked in AA5 and processed in PS SC3. Cropped to remove vignette from corners, no flats, darks etc...

More wide fields to process.

Hope you like

[Moon monkey]

very nice ....

[Scott]

it amazes me that with all thoughs stars out there our skies look dark(ish).

nice image mate.

Scott

[Gina]

Nice

[JamesF]

Nice one. Better than my attempt from last night, it has to be said.

Move home to dark location = imaging frenzy

James

[SteveA]

Nice image that.....good to see a wide field shot of M31.

Flippin heck there's a load of stars out there!

[IainMcD]

That's a really nice image, loving the sheer number of stars!

[fwm891]

Thanks All, I enjoyed this one. Wasn't quite sure what to expect as I'd just moved the scope round to M31 as the southern sky at the time was cloudy. Glad I did. Probably needs about 150-200 mm just to raise the image scale a little but keep the starry background.

Thanks again. - Processing more wide fields around Cygnus.

[fredster]

Very impressive. Given me food for thought with my DSLR, Sigma 18-125 and EQ3.

[fwm891]

Go for it Fred - and enjoy