M31

Object: ..... M31-Andromeda Galaxy with its satellite galaxies M32 and M110

Date: ..... 10.08.2010

Mount: ..... Losmandy G11 on Berlebach Uni-4c

Optics: ..... SV105 (105/735) Triplet APO with WO 0.8x reducer

Camera: ..... QHY8, prime focus, TEC on, Gain: 0, Offset: 140

Air temperature: .... 28°C

Exposure: ..... 15 x 900s

Binning: 1x1

Processing: ..... Stacking (Lights, Darks, Flats, Bias), Noise Reduction, DDP, all with Imagesplus 3.8

Guiding: ..... Autoguiding with SW 70/500, Meade DSI Pro and GPUSB/PHD

Comments: poor seeing and medium transparency - but dark sky!

Location: Paleiochora/Crete/Greece

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