Starless M31 Andromeda Galaxy (the Andromeda Galaxy)

 Posted: Sep 27th, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Askar FRA500
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM PRO
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO
Guide Scope: ZWO OAG-L
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI220MM
Software: PixInsight, RC-Astro plugins
Accessories: Sharpstar Focal Reducer 0.7x ASKAR FRA 400 / 500
Exposure:
210 x 120" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia V Pro L
113 x 120" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia V Pro R
113 x 120" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia V Pro G
117 x 120" ISO/Gain: 100 - Antlia V Pro B
 Mezmay, Россия
 Aug 13th, 2026
18 h 26 m
228
Resolution: 6114x4035 px
Scale: 38629 KB
As promised, here is the starless version where you can find the dust downpour (bottom left) and the barely visible hydrogen pillars above the galaxy itself.
Current photo Updated
  27 Sep, 2026
  18 h 26 m
As promised, here is the starless version where you can find the dust downpour (bottom left) and the barely visible hydrogen pillars above the galaxy itself.
  27 Sep, 2026
  18 h 26 m
Drizzle 2x failed to upload due to file size restrictions. So I performed a downsample (factor 2) and reduced the file size from 160 to 46MB. I hope the quality…
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And what's this dust shower?
Didn't wipe the tube?
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Lex Kasatkin
You're kidding) Maybe I'll also shoot about 10 hours of L and it will stand out even more.
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Lex Kasatkin Replied to Oeswww
)))
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
The work is good, the detail is on point, but the orange color of the galaxy really bothers me, it can't be like that, it's unnatural.
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
It absolutely can be. There's spectrophotometric color calibration, white balance correction, and just boosted saturation across the whole galaxy. Nothing was processed or colored separately. The colors weren't changed. All relationships between brightness and color are preserved. The colors are natural and match expectations. Yes, you could reduce saturation by half — it would look more natural, but less vivid. I, in turn, could have pushed saturation even higher to farm likes, but I stopped at 2/3 of the way (vivid but not toxic). Maybe your monitor also displays color somewhat differently. If you solve the purple problem in your work, you'll also be able to raise saturation and see the orange color)
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Ryjov Aleksey Replied to Oeswww
Well okay,
you convinced me((
But purely in my humble opinion, I would just try to clean up the red in curves.
27 Sep, 2026 Reply
Oeswww Replied to Ryjov Aleksey
I was actually struggling with the red because it was coming out magenta) I actually liked it, but people said it wasn't the reference standard and I had to fix the WB =)
27 Sep, 2026 Reply

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