Group Challenge: M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (N); NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy (S)  
M31-60min-ISO400

M31-60min-ISO400(Neil Heacock)

Acquisition Date : Aug 31, 2009
Camera : Canon 20D
Camera Settings : ISO 400, 300 Second Subs, 60 Minutes
Telescope : Vixen R200SS
Mount : Orion Sirius EQ-G
Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other : Prime Focus
Processing Package / Processing Applied : Acquired in Nebulosity with high dithering, Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker (Kappa-Sigma Clipping for all frames), Levels, Curves, Astronomy Tools, Gradient XTerminator and Noise Ninja in Photoshop

Support Files: 24 flats, 24 bias, one dark used as a bad pixel map
Web Site : http://www.myastronomyjournal.com/journal.php?id=nheacock
NOTES : I opted to shoot the main core only as a test to see if I could get the dust lanes right into it. Fairly successful. The moon was near full.

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