The Great Andromeda Galaxy and Companions - Flickr - astrophotography andy

I present to you the awe inspiring core of the Andromeda (M31) galaxy. M31 is speeding toward us from 2.5 million light years away. It contains.... 1 TRILLION stars... twice the number of our own Milky Way!
From earth, Andromeda is 5 times the size of the full moon.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130801.html
There are two smaller galaxies with it, M32 and M110.
Sure makes one feel humble!

m31 #m110 #m32 #zwo #asi533mvpro #losmandy #astrophotography #optolong #losmandygm8
Technical Info:
Optics: SGO 6" f/4 Imaging Newtonian @ 610mm FL
Explore Scientific 2" HR Coma Corrector
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Filter: 2" Optolong L-Pro
Mount: Losmandy GM8
Guiding: QHY Mini Guide Scope + PHD2 Software
Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Exposure: Light (Gain 101) - 35 subs @ 300 Seconds (~3 hours)
Calibration: 2 Darks, 50 Flats, 50 Dark Flats

​Processing: Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI, Astronomy Action Set plug in for PS, Astro Flat Pro plug in for PS