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Published: 2006-08-27 18:45:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1011; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 12
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The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with its companion dwarf galaxies M32 and M110. Taken on 22/8/06, one of the most crystal clear nights I've ever seen
It's believed that the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy are travelling towards each other at 100 km/sec!! Hope you like!
Image details:
Taken with a 300mm lens to get a wider field of view. My telescope at prime focus will only fit about three quarters of the galaxy in. I hope one day to use my scope to make a mosaic of 3-4 images of different areas of the galaxy.
Canon 350D with Sigma 70-300mm Apo DG lens
Piggy-Backed on my new HEQ5Pro mount
32 images stacked in PS
Exposure times - 40-70 seconds
All ISO 1600
Light pollution removed in PS
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wow!! Thanks very much!!
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I wish to know, how to capture an image like that
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Thanks very much for the 
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Oh wow ! Thanks for teh information !
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Awesome job with capturing this. I'm continually amazed by your astrophotography.
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sorry for a this very late reply!! Thanks very much! I'm, glad you like this and my astrophotography. That's what it's all about, enjoying it myself, and being able to share it with people who would also enjoy it
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Simon,
Simon, Simon, Simon! Well done!
That image has a surreal and ethereal persona.
If only she rose high enough in the Southern Hemisphere for me to have a stab at it.
My next target is M33, the Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy. It's in roughly the same area but rises a fair bit higher.
Regards,
H
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H
Thanks very much!! I love the way you've described that!!!
Good luck with the galaxies mate!
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This pic of andromeda is more beautiful than any drawing or description I've heard or seen
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Thank you very much!!!! That means a great deal to read that
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Thanks a lot mate!!!
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Nice work, I wish it was clear here...Its unusually cool but not clear
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Thanks man!! Tell me about it!!!
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Really nice and sharp ! Nice job
I'll try this one too as soon as clear skies come back again ... we've had an awfully rainy month here in Belgium
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Thanks very much!!! it's always worth a try this one!! I'll be looking forward to yours!! Regarding the weather, i know how you feel!!
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Thank you very much!
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hahah ...yeah how did you guess 
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oh, i see!! I didn't know that!!
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hey thanks for the link! 
artists.
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WOW!! Thanks very much! I'm really glad you like it
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Awesome! I still can't believe the detail you get!
Hey, I was up in Lake Geneva, WI and stopped by the Yerkes Observatory [link] and thought of your work here on DA. I'm sure you'd have a field day if you got our hands on that scope!
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Thanks a lot m8!!! You went to an observatory, awesome! Did you get to see anything!? Yeah, i'd love to have a go at a massive scope, but i wouldn't have a clue! I tried the link but it doesn't work, i'll try again
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Ah, it works for me... heres the text link: [link]
Actually, I didn't get to go inside, they are only open on Saturday's to the public, and I was there on a Friday. Apparantly its the largest refracting telescope in the world! From the outside the building was quite massive, so I certainly could imagine.
Unfortunately, the University of Chicago is putting up the land for auction, and there is a huge debate between preserving the telescope and historic building, and the developers who probably want to build on what is a valuable piece of real estate. It reminds me of the debate over the Hubble. I hope they dont tear it down, even though it's technology is out of date, it is still a magnificent landmark and artifact of astronomy history.
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Got the link now thanks!! Yeah, it looks great but as you say, pretty old! i fully agree with you, it's a part of history and should be left alone. It should be a listed building, that way they can't develop on the land!
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Oh, hell. Stupid DA and thier automatic links.
"astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/"
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You can also see M32, and M101, nice!
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Nice! Great job on it! I love the lanes around the edges
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Thanks very much Chris!! I'm very pleased with this one. It was the first go with my HEQ5 pro mount. I waited till 11.30pm for it o rise higher before I set up. Plus, my neighbours were having some kind of party and their security light kept going on!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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wow! Thank you very much!!
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Nice work!
Advanced c.: try to do some colour corrections.
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Thanks Sven!!
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...oh...and the sky gradient correction tutorial is veeery cool...sorry for the many two small posts but this had to be said...
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....especially the multi scale processing tutorial is cool (the tutorial itself as well as the image, they used)...
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Hmm, I guess using these things isn't too good...think about the image as three seperate b/w-images which are not in the optimal relation to each other. Levels and curves are the optimal tools for this: try to get the histograms (r, g and b) in a way, that they roughly match each other. In other words that means, that each colour is equally strong in the image and this means that the image is as colourful as possible. Well, maybe you have to raise the saturation to make this visible to the eye. ^^
Try this link, I followed this tutorial (for PixInsight, a highly recommendable freeware):
[link]
You may have a look on the other tutorials too...these people really know how to process images...but advanced techniques seem a bit more...complex 
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One of your messier objects... pun intended. Nice work!
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Hang on - you took this with a 300mm lens and no scope? err that is amazing - I've never been able to find this without help let alone take a picture of it with a 300 mm lens!!!
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