M31 Andromeda Summer 2011 Greece

Hello friends,

It's good to be back after all this time of absence.

This is the first autoguided picture i take of our big neighbour galaxy.

Total exposure 4 hours and 5 minutes taken in 6 different sessions between July and September 2011 in Drassa-Greece and Chios island-Greece

You may see it here:

http://www.webalice.it/michail.xintaris/M312011.html

Just reclick on the picture for the 1600x1050 version.

Shots data:

Total Exposure: 4h. and 5 minutes.

Date:23-jul-2011,30-7-2011,5-aug-2011,27-aug.2011,29-aug-2011,3-sept-2011

Location: Drassa-Greece (Near Corinth)and Chios Island-Greece

OTA:Equinox 80 (F:500mm)no FF

Canon EOS 500D unmodded

38 lights at 800 ISO ( 11x600 seconds and 26x300 seconds.)

96 darks 800 ISO

57 flats 800 ISO

RAW mode.

Guide:SC6 f/6.3 and 102/660 + QHY5m CMOS autoguider

Mount: Celestron CG5-GT

Workflow: Stack,calibration with DSS, Post process with PS-CS5 and Noel's Actions+Neatimage

I hope you like it,Michael Xintaris