M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)

M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)

Our nearest galactic neighbor.

This is a reprocessing from the first image I took with the Borg 90FL just with my Canon 60D.

Acquisition Details

Scope: Borg 90FL/500 with 0.72x Reducer
Filter: None
Camera: Canon EOS 60D (unmodified)
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Guiding Scope: MiniBorg 50
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI 290MM
Guiding Software: PHD2
Acquisition Software: APT
Light Frames: 100x30sec
Flats, Dark Flats, Bias, Darks
Camera settings: ISO 1600
Moonlight very strong.
Bortle 4-5
Acquisition Date: Oct 30, 2020

Missing 5mm spacer between reducer and sensor.

Processing

DSS
PixInsight

I did not care to much about processing. The quality of the image is too poor, suffering from moonlight without (!) any filter. So it has been just playing around with different things …