Simcoe Skies Astronomy

M31 - our neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy

M31 - NGC 224 - Andromeda Galaxy Magnitude: 3.4 Size: 189.1' x 61.7' Location: Andromeda Date: Aug 21/06 Details: RAWmode A0 B50 GN76 GM0 T60S R50/B25 x60exp K3 Brightness Level Meter: not noted Filters: Orion Skyglow Filter Magnification: Using 28mm Camera lens on SC2 ToUcam Pro II Notes: This field of view is approximately 7 degrees on the diagonal, and was shot through a camera lens ONLY, using the scope only for tracking. M110 is also faintly visible above the core, and to the left. This is a very difficult target to image, due to its size and bright core. Color balance was off, (converted to black and white during processing) and should be more like R30/B18. Shooting deep sky objects with Gamma of 0 may not be the best option (in future, I'll try setting Gamma to 50). Noise reduction in NeatImage, contrast enhancement and level adjustment in Photoshop.