M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

 


M31, the Andromeda galaxy is 2.3 million light years away. This shot was taken on July 18, 2009 with my Hyperstar equiped Nexstar 11 GPS under the relatively dark skies of Dewey, Arizona. This image is the result of a stack of 117 subs ranging from 8 to 20 seconds long. The N11 with the Hyperstar lens seems uniquely appropriate for a shot like this one because of its extremely wide view. A modified Canon Rebel 1000xs was used for this shot.







M31, the Andromeda galaxy is one of the largest known galaxies. It contains approximately 300 Billion stars spread across 130,000 light years. M31 is about twice as massive as our Milky Way galaxy, and is headed in our direction at a speed of 185 miles per second. Don't worry, we will all be gone before it gets here... The image above also shows M32 a dwarf elliptical galaxy, seen just below and to the left of M31, and M110, an elliptical galaxy seen above and to the right in this image.





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