The Andromeda Galaxy - M31

The Andromeda Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda.

It is the nearest spiral galaxy to our own, the Milky Way and is visible as a faint smudge on a moonless night.

It is one of the farthest objects visible to the naked eye, and can be seen with binoculars.

Field Centred at: R.A (JNow).  0h 43m,  DEC (JNow): 41° 19'
 Canon 20Da, TOA 130,  f/5.5,  ISO 400,  (4) x 10 min light, (6) dark, (15) flat, & (10) Bias frames.

From this location M31 transits at just 9° above the northern horizon.

Andrew Catsaitis  © 2008