M31-V1

Location: Shasta Valley Observatory
Date: 2023 09 10
Time: 07h 49m 51s UTC (mid-sequence)
Duration: 3.5 hours; Stack of 42 5-minute exposures
Instrument: Explore Scientific ED127CF; reducer/flattener operating at f6.
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC with IR-Cut filter, -15deg C.
Mount: Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Control: ASIAIR Pro; 60mm SvBONY Guide Scope; ZWO ASI224MC guide camera

Images processed with PixInsight 1.8.9-2
Animation created with Photoshop 2024

Contribution by John Rogers