First Good Image - Andromeda M31

[Stickfarm8]

After a lot of stumbles, dealing with mechanical issues (most of which were my own making), I finally have an image of Andromeda M31. This a stack of 48 images, ISO 1600, 160 second exposures. The light frames were a little underexposed - but I'm still learning to trust the histogram in Backyard EOS rather than my eyes looking at the captured imaged.

The images were processed with 35 flats, 35 darks, 35 bias using Deep Sky Stacker and the resulting TIFF processed in GIMP (I'm still working on getting my PS skills back).  My appreciation to Steve (Steppenwolf) for ALL his help - and patience with my many questions he has been so kind to answer. 

Rich

[Sky-J]

That's a really nice shot, I look forward to seeing more!