Hello internet, I'm not necessarily new to photography or astrophotography but this is my first attempt on this target however I am still a complete noob.
Acquisition details:
62×180" Subs (3 hours total)
+Calibration frames.
Camera: Nikon Z6ii (ISO800)
Mount: GEM45
Scope: Askar 71f
Asiair + asi120mm guide camera and svbony guide scope.
Processing:
Stacked in DSS, edited in Siril, finalised in Photoshop and Topaz Denoise.
https://i.redd.it/wu1hb4vpcugf1.jpeg
3 Comments
Wow.
Every time I see a picture of M31, I always say to myself that somewhere in there, there is a planet with a civilisation like ours. Maybe one day we could go visit. Maybe one day, hopefully in my lifetime.
I wonder if there was ever an ancient time when gawkers could see something close to the full extent of M31, which has [a width equal to about six full moons](https://slate.com/technology/2014/01/moon-and-andromeda-relative-size-in-the-sky.html). On a really cold clear winter night I can find it with my naked eyes and just barely make out a smudge of the inner region.
Amazing that there are thousands of starts there several million miles away