M31 Andromeda Galaxy - from Kelling Heath Autumn SP 2010 - now plus core only shot

[Tim]

Here's the data from just this year. It adds up to 6.5 hours worth of shots, grabbed over several nights between batches of cloud. Subs are a mixture of 10 and 15 minutes.

Taken with Borg 77EDII+0.85 reducer, QHY8+CLS filter. Stacked in DSS (lights, flats, darks, bias) and processed in Pixinsight. Star reduction and star colour courtesy of Noels tools. If I get time I want to do a crop of the core and process it differently.

Here is a link to the full size version :

http://www.btinternet.com/~mr.squeegee/Astro/M31-6.5-hours-Kelling-2010.jpg

Thanks for looking.

Tim

[bus_ter]

Wow, just wow! That's amazing, well done.

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[johnkirkpatrick]

lovely mate

[paul11]

You must be really pleased with that Tim It looks great,,,,Paul.

[assouptro]

Lovin it!

Well done. Incredible detail.

Bryan.

[Tim]

Here's the cropped centre section, processed independently. As you can see there is dust right to the very core, and stars in there too. Pixinsights HDR wavelet tool really helps with this one. Even with the 10 min and 15 min subs, nothing has been lost really.

It gives the impression to me of the whole galaxy rotating anti-clockwise, or would that need reversing due to the telescope view??

Cheers

[MikeWilson]

That is really amazing. If I'm lucky on my images, Andromeda looks like soap markings around a plug hole. You've really nailed the detail on that one.

10 minute subs scares me though - I can only get 2 mins before I start to see trails.

[steppenwolf]

Really cracking image, Tim - so detailed and some wonderful star colours too.

[Beyond_Vision]

Well worth all the time spent. Another one for the top shelf Tim

Regards

Kevin

[Starjumper]

That is a cracking image TJ.

John

[johnh]

Like the detail too in M110 which shows dust inside it if you look.

John.

[Joe gray]

I never get tired of looking at DSO there the most beautiful things.

[Starflyer]

Lovely M31 Tim, a load of dusty detail in the core

[rich_t]

Fantastic imaging Tim, amazed you've avoided burning out the core with those sub lengths.

Cheers,

Rich.

[Sarah]

I am still getting over the great view I had of M31 at Kelling. But your image is stunning Tim. Well done!

Sarah

[Tim]

Yes Sarah, it was through your dob that I paid attention to M110 and M32 visually for the first time, and those dust lanes looked great didn't they!

[moocher]

I knew i should have held on to the Borg!!!!

Alan:D

[harry]

Wow. The best m31 image I have ever seen

[astroman001]

Amazing, great processing. One of the best M31s I've seen

regards

Peter