15 minutes of exposure was all that was needed to reach this level of detail in the Andromeda Galaxy.

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, located near the square of Pegasus. This galaxy is part of the same galaxy cluster as our own galaxy!



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Lens	William Optics FLT 110
Aperture	110mm
F Ratio	F6.5
Focal Length	715mm
Filters	None
Camera	Canon 10D (1.6x crop compared to 35mm film)
Exposure	5 Minute luminance and 10 x 1 minute color
Mount	Vixen GPDX with Skysensor 2000
Guiding	Unguided
Post Processing	Yes
Seeing	Not documented
Limiting Magnitude	Not documented
Moon Phase	Not documented
Location	My Backyard (Click Contact in the menu for more details)
Other Notes	I dont remember much about taking this photo :)