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M31 Andromeda Galaxy
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M31 in Andromeda

Technical Details
Telescope: FSQ-106
Mount: MI-250
Camera: SBIG ST-10XME
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Dates: October 31 and Dec 10-14 2007
Exposure: Lum=39x5min (195mins), RGB=5min each, 43 Green, 40 blue, and 41 red subexposures for 620 minutes (13.6hrs) total at -25C
Notes:

This galaxy is about 2.25 million light years away. It is visible to the naked eye. Larger than the Milky Way, this galaxy contains about a trillion stars.

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