15th September 2004
Galaxy
Magnitude: 11.8
Surface brightness: 13.3 mag/sq arcmin
Size: 10.0'x1.9'
Position angle: 167°
Right ascension: 23h 22m 21s
Declination: +40° 52' 15"
Constellation: Andromeda
200mm F5 newtonian @ F3.3, SC1.5 toucam RAW mode.
80mm F5 refractor @ F10 guidescope with SC1 toucam and GuideDog
60x61s. Captured in K3, debayered in AVIRaw, stacked in Registax, curves in photoshop. Noise in NeatImage.
This is a very dim edge on spiral... really rather close to the limit of my equipment.
Location: Curdridge, Southampton, UK. 51N 15W.
Details of equipment and
method.