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Andromeda

Andromeda

M31

Target
M31
Captured
Aug–Sep 2026
Telescope
Omegon Apochromatic Refractor Pro APO DoubleED AP 40/180 Sixtuplet
Camera
ASI 533 MC Pro
Filter
Optolong L-Pro + Optolong L-eNhance
Integration
41h 2m
Sky
Bortle 7

Andromeda is the closest (2.5 million light-years) and largest (isophotal diameter of 152,000 light-years) of our neighboring galaxies. It was my first target when I got a Dwarf 3 smart telescope in December 2025. Since then, I have been wanting to photograph it again in more detail and with a bigger camera. Here is the result.

Captured across several nights: 32 h 37 m in L-Pro (13 August and 10–14 September 2026) plus 8 h 25 m in L-eNhance (15 September 2026), for a total of about 41 hours.

Any comments are welcome.