The Andromeda Galaxy
Today’s Astronomy Porn comes from Brian Jolley, who captured this beautiful image of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, our sister galaxy.
The dust lanes are clearly visible and the stars are all nice pinpoints. Excellent focusing. The details of how the image was taken were not published on his Flickr album, so I can’t give those here. This is one of the best I’ve seen taken from a backyard telescope.
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2 opinions for The Andromeda Galaxy
Rúni Bang Larsen
Jan 12, 2007 at 2:22 pm
That is an excellent picture, one of the better ones that i have seen.
Has a clear view of M110 and i can also see M32 there.
tony
Jan 15, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Yes, Brian is one of the better astrophotgraphers I’ve seen. I tend to use his pictures a lot in my articles and posts.
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