M31

For the first time since April I finally got the full rig out. Sky was less transparent than advertised but still adequate. Target for the evening was M31.

Here's two goes at it.....

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Both with Sony A700 at prime focus of Meade 8" f4 Schmidt Newtonian on LXD75 mount - 14 and 10x 30secs ISO1600 respectively.

Clear skies,

Paul.

www.pevans.me.uk/images/m3108092204.jpg

Sweet image Paul, well done. 10 thirty second exposures and you got that? Wow. You should link to a larger version, I'd like to see that (unless you're already planning ahead for a monthly astrophotography competition... ).

Seanie.

wow Paul, brill images. I do love those black and white retro shots;) and as Seanie says amazing for short exposures. If I ever took a photo like that - i'd frame it and drag everybody off the street to admire it

Declan

Fabulous!, somewhat similar to a v low power eyepiece view in the scope, the dark lanes are great.

Yeah. Gotta agree there with Dave.
The first one has a real 'honest' quality to it.
I like it a lot better than some of the really
famous long exp. versions of this!

yea, for me the first one has a real sense of looking through the veil of stars in own galaxy at a very massive remote object, cool..