M 31 Andromeda Galaxy, 41 hours and 27megapixel mosaic

[Grinde]

Just spent another 30 minutes looking through this image and I kept seeing things I didn't see a few days ago when I first saw it. Really is rather special.

Cheers

Ian

The image is cursed, I keep looking at it as well

I just received a list of both old recent novas within M31 that I'll try to add to the annotation when I get the time...

[laser_jock99]

Kudos to you!

[NickK]

That's a great question, where do I go from here? To Procence, actually. 

My rig will be transported down to the new remote observatory this summer where it will share roof with 3 remote rigs. My horrible Swedish seeing is holding me back too much since I want to fully unleash my rigs potential under perfect skies. Everyone who've visited Olly Penrice's location knows what I'm talking about, there's no coincidence so much astronomy goes on in that region.

So with significantly darker skies and probably 4 times as many clear nights as my part of Sweden, I will probably start doing real big & crazy(stupid) projects since I have a hard time saying no to challanges. & I belive Mr.Penrice once dared me to make a full mosaic of the entire cygnus-loop at this resolution, so yeah, I'm just getting started   

So Olly will need a new dedicated internet connection for the mass of image data being moved!!

The image really shows what is possible..

Edited May 3, 2014 by NickK

[Grinde]

So Olly will need a new dedicated internet connection for the mass of image data being moved!!

The image really shows what is possible..

There will be futuristic stuff regulating the observatory-bandwidth so we won't strangle the data-pipeline too much! And since the rigs are fully automated, no user-inputs will be required during imaging, just submitting the imaging-requests which can be done anytime through any web-browser device such as smartphones, tablets & so on.

I'm very curious what can be done from Les Granges top-quality skies, since this image was shot under quite crappy conditions compared to Olly's!

[Thorbear]

Absolutely stunning image, top notch work there. Thanks for sharing 

[ollypenrice]

I'm looking forward to hosting this beast!

Olly

[kirkster501]

Gee whiz, that's rather spectacular if may say so!

[Sandancer10]

Great image, well done

What I find fascinating are the red nebula, eg C275, just imagine what it would look like if we were resident locally in Andromeda!

Well we will be in a few billion years when we collide....

[AstroAndy]

Wow. Insanity rocks. When I grow up, I wanna be like Jonas.

[dan_uk]

Absolutely amazing, I'm looking forward to viewing this on my computer later. When intergalactic travel is mastered they'll be using your picture as a map! Well done, your dedication is inspirational

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[StuartJPP]

A fantastic image and great dedication.

I suspect there will be a few more bits of kit listed on ABS after this image...

[Rossco72]

Simply stunning image of a popular target.

Your hard work in processing really has paid off.

Thanks for sharing this.

Cheers

Stuart

[dtokez]

WOW! epic stuff, well done

[ollypenrice]

Wow. Insanity rocks. When I grow up, I wanna be like Jonas.

Jonas is like Jonas because he isn't grown up!  Grown ups never do things because they are too busy explaining why they can't be done...

Olly

[toxic]

absolutely brilliant if i got something a tenth of the quality i would be jumping for joy but yours is WOW indeed well done.

[Barry-Wilson]

Breathtaking and awesome image.  Incredible detail, wondrous!

Barry

[rodrigol]

Awesome, stunning! Fantastic work - BIG thanks for sharing!

[Guest]

Almost makes me feel stupid with my teeny tiny telescope:) Awesome job man!

[thenews24]

[Twisted Lip]

Simply stunning. As good as it gets tbh, fantastic effort.

Will

[wulliam]

Absolutely breathtaking - wow! Thanks for sharing it!

[NorrinRadd]

Fantastic work and dedication and final masterpiece ! Awe inspiring :-) thank you.

[Mr Bergman]

A very impressive image Jonas!

[Fay]

Good Heavens!!!! That really is amazing!! Such a lot of work

Fay

[Thalestris24]

Awesome! I've yet to even image a galaxy at all so have to hand it to you. 41 hours - that's true dedication!

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Louise