M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy by brevis
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Taken with a Celestron 80-WA (400mm f/5) also known as a "Short Tube 80". This is a 35 minute exposure on expired Fuji Super G Plus 100 print film. I found a phenominal deal on the film - 20 rolls for just 5 bucks :)
I've taken many shots of this galaxy, but I think this is, by a pretty good margin, my best effort. The optics in this scope are pretty cheap and the result of that is evident in the nasty blue halos around the brighter stars. Some levels and curves in PS was done.
Thanks for looking.
Comments (7)
shayhurs
Great shot; That is a sweet deal on the film as well...
jared99
Fantastic! This is a super shot -- would love to capture Andromeda some day.
kimariehere
wonderful to see this so far far away !! boy I would love to have a telescope !! amazing work!!
Valerie-Ducom
wowwwww!!!, very nice and beautiful picture from our galaxy!!! Excellent color and composition too!!! Good day ;)
AstronomyMan
Nice work. Even the vignetting that the telescope optics cause has worked well here. Were you working at prime focus or using eyepiece projection? I use a Baader Fringe Killer filter to get rid of those blue halo's. It works wonders, makes everyone think I have a full apochromatic scope when all I have is an Orion version of your short tube 80.
athesdan
beautiful !
orbital
Love this, I can just about make out the faint blob through my Binoculars. So to see such detail is fantastic!