First go at M31

[HenryW]

Compared to all the awesome pics of M31 posted in this forum this is insignificant, but still this result is why i will continue this fantastic hobby for the foreseeable future and adquire a guiderscope and autoguider very soon

Instruments: SW 130PDS (New adquisition  it's a great little Scope, i really love it) on an EQ5 upgraded With synscan, Canon EOS 550D

Location: Telemark (Southern Norway)

Temperature: -12 degrees Celcius

Subs 25 x 25 sek, Darks 30 x 25 sek and 30 bias

[andyo]

That's a great first M31.Well better than I ever managed well done

[sologuitarist61]

For a first attempt I'd say that was brilliant - well done!

[ScottS]

I like this. Other pics have more colour and detail, true, but this just looks somehow more "real" to me. Very nice.

[andre808]

I have just purchased the 130pds too, are you using the skywatcher coma correcter? I see you dont use any flat frames, is there much vignetting, as i was hoping to get away without flats. Have not had the scope out yet due to constantly cloudy british sky.

[HenryW]

Thanks, i hadn't great expectations for the preliminary astroshots when i started this fall, but are overwhelmed over what is possible.

Andre808: I haven't any comacorector yet and i couldn't see any vigneting, The shots are taken in a very dark place at my cabin where LP is nonexisting. So far i'm very happy wit this little scope

[HenryW]

This time i reprosessed and used 47 lights