M31 — Andromeda Galaxy · M31

The Andromeda Galaxy — our nearest large galactic neighbour, about 2.5 million light-years away. Wide-field DSLR capture showing the full disk, dark dust lanes and the satellite galaxy M110 at the edge of frame.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with its satellite galaxy M110, a wide-field DSLR image showing the full spiral disk and dust lanes

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TargetM31

TypeGalaxy

RA00h 42m 44.3s

Dec+41° 16′ 09″

Captured2025-09-13

Integration~1.5–2 h

Framesuncalibrated — no bias/dark/flat

FiltersNone — DSLR broadband

Processing notes

Stacked and stretched in Siril without calibration frames (no bias/dark/flat). Nikon D750 + Nikkor 55–300 mm lens on the EQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo.