M 31 Andromeda Galaxy
| Description | The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally referred to as the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. The galaxy’s name comes from the part of the sky where it is found, specifically the constellation of Andromeda. This constellation is named after the princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology. |
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| Data/Processing Attribution | This is my data and processing. |
| Distances/Size | Distance to the object: 2.5 million light-years; diameter of the galaxy: 152,000 light-years. |
| Equipment | Mount-Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro; Scope- Sky Watcher Esprit 100ED, 100 mm aperture, 550mm focal length; Camera- ZWO ASI533 MC Pro, 1.40 arcsec/pixel. |
| Observatory | This image was taken on Salva Road, located 120 kilometers south of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. |
| Exposure | One short camera, 8 hours 30 minutes exposure taken over two nights |