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M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy

gaven
1984
Category:Deep Sky
Published:
1637
M31 - the Andromeda GalaxyNGC 205NGC 221NGC 224
Resolution:
1280x853 px
File size:
955 KB

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 1501
Camera
Nikon D5100
Mount
Sky-Watcher EQ 3-2
Software
DeepSkyStacker, Adobe Lightroom
Location
Astrakhan, Russia

Light pollution

Red, Bortle 7 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 28 × 4″ · ISO/Gain: 6400 ·

Total exposure: 2 m

Comments

portal
Are you shooting by hand? It's better to use EOS Utility with a cable. This micro-vibration at the start of the track looks like vibration from touching the camera, if it's not astigmatism in the system.
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gavenReply to portal
I even shoot without a T-ring, and this shaking is probably due to a very good mount—I walk, breathe, fart, and the mount reacts to it. I don’t touch the camera; it’s interval shooting with a timer. Anyway, I’ve been doing astrophotography for maybe a month or two, I don’t understand a thing, I just shoot however it turns out—I couldn’t even get focus back then.
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portalReply to gaven
Everything will work out. 150/1000 is an excellent telescope, though it's more for planets, of course. You could try a shorter exposure and take more photos. Focusing is better with a Bahtinov mask. And yes, collimation and balance. Focusing with the mask will take more time, but the result will be higher quality. One night, one imaging target.
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