Sep.12 2010
Andromeda
by Mike Hankey, under Galaxies
Here’s a recent photo of the Andromeda Galaxy taken with a William Optics FLT98. At a mere 2.2 million light years away, Andromeda is the closest spiral galaxy to Earth and visible as a fuzzy dot in binoculars or a small telescope. On a dark night you can see it with your naked eye or a basic camera lens. Andromeda is estimated to have over 1 trillion stars making it 2-3 times larger than the Milkyway.
Photo Details
William Optics FLT 98
Canon 20Da Camera
12×3 minute ISO 400
SBIG STV Auto Guider
September 13th, 2010 on 7:46 am
That’s an amazing photograph. Incredible that such a thing is viewable from our own backyards.
September 20th, 2010 on 1:00 pm
very cool photo Mike…screensaver of the month for me