Andromeda Galaxy - in 10 Seconds

[Knight of Clear Skies]

This was quite a surprising result which I thought was worth sharing. This is a 10 second exposure of M31 with the Samyang 135mm f2 and Canon 6d.

In just 10 seconds the camera has picked up hints of the outer disc and tidal stream between M31 & M110.

Noise reduction applied in Canon DPP and processed in PS, mostly using Noel's actions. The image has been cropped down. I was taking 10 second exposures for this animation. I used batch processing in PS to apply the same processing to all 360 frames before loading them into the video editor.

I also made this animation to show the difference in depth and detail between a quick snap with a camera lens and a long exposure with a telescope and cooled camera.

 

I used an expensive full-frame camera and fast lens for the timelapse video but it's also possible to take a decent image of M31 with very cheap equipment. This was my nephew's 2 minute effort with a Canon 1100D and old Super-Takumar 135mm lens (£18 on eBay).

Edited March 7, 2021 by Knight of Clear Skies

[Adam1234]

Nice shot!

[david_taurus83]

Wow!