M31, M32, and M110
Andromeda Galaxy and satellite galaxies
80mm f/5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter
Exposure = 20-40-80 sec, Live Stacked frames = 10-10-10 (30 total), Gain = 60 of 250
A wide-angle view of M31 that includes satellite galaxies M32 (appears as a fuzzy pale-yellow bright star below-right of M31 core) and M110 (above M31). Two distinct dark dust lanes can be seen above the core of M31 and some clumpy areas with dark patches show up on the left and right outer edges of the spiral. M31 stretches about 2 degrees across in this view, M110 is about 10 arcminutes, and M32 is about 2 arcminutes. M31 and M32 are about 2.5 million light years away, while M110 lies a little further at 2.7 million light years.
North at 10 o’clock, East at 7 o’clock
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