M31, M32, & M110 Group Portrait February 10 2010 Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day

February 10 2010 M31, M32, & M110 Group Portrait

M31, M32 & M110 - a group portrait of our closest galactic neighbors. 15 x 240 seconds @ ISO 1600 - custom w/b set 1 (6 total) Master Dark 1 (6 total) Master Flat 1 (10 total) Bias Frame PHD Guiding, Stacked in DSS, Edited in CS4, and post-edited in Gimp AstroTech AT66 ED APO @ f/6 (Imaging scope) Canon 350D - Unmodified, unfiltered Losmandy SBS V-Series Dovetail Plate Celestron C6 SCT (Guide scope) Orion SSAG Guide Camera Celestron CG-5 ASGT Mount - mb
Submitted by: Mark Byland (mb)	Location: Stowe, VT - 44.34N, 72.37W	Date: November 16 2009

2010-02-10 12:35:24 GMT mb

Over exposed. Tracking issues. No flat field correction. Better off not posted.

-mb

2010-02-10 13:31:46 GMT Tavi

You're awfully hard on yourself, Mark. Many astronomers would be proud to have accomplished such an image. It's a window into very distant worlds and it is gorgeous!

2010-02-10 16:28:12 GMT mb

Thanks, Tavi. I appreciate the comments.

2010-02-11 15:19:09 GMT ak666666

I second Tavi

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February 10 2010