<<PREVIOUS - HOME - CONTENTS - NEXT>>
QSI 520 -

Messier M31, M32 and M110 Galaxies

Objects Information
Objects in image

• Messier M31 Galaxy in center
• Messier M32 Galaxy left of center
• Messier M110 Galaxy right bottom from center

• Constellation: Andromeda
  
• M31 Andromeda Galaxy
  • Wikipedia Andromeda Galaxy
  • SEDS Messier 31
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Andromeda Island Universe 2008 January 24
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Infrared Andromeda 2007 July 21
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M31: The Andromeda Galaxy 2006 November 26
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Andromeda Island Universe 2005 December 22
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Andromeda's Core 2004 December 27
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M31: The Andromeda Galaxy 2004 July 18
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day The Andromeda Galaxy from GALEX 2003 December 22
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M31: The Andromeda Galaxy 2002 October 21
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Andromeda Island Universe 2002 May 18
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Andromeda Island Universe 2000 September 8
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M31: The Andromeda Galaxy November 14, 1999
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M31: The Andromeda Galaxy October 9, 1996
• M32 Galaxy
  • Wikipedia Messier 32
  • SEDS Messier 32
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M32: Blue Stars in an Elliptical Galaxy November 3, 1999
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy M32 January 6, 1996
• M110 Galaxy
  • Wikipedia Messier 110
  • SEDS Messier 110
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day M110: Satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy 2008 September 9
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Messier 110 2006 September 8
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day Local Group Galaxy NGC 205 January 8, 1996

Image Information

• Field of view: 115.7 arcminutes wide x 86.8 arcminutes high at 4.34 arcsec/pix
• Image reduced from 1600x1200 to 1196x896 for website
• North is approximately right edge, west is approximately bottom edge
• Exposure: 35 images x 480 seconds per image (280 minutes total, 4:40 hours)
• CCD-TEMP: -25°C
• Astronomik Type IIc Luminance filter
• Guided

Observing Information

• OBS-Location: Oregon Star Party (OSP), OR USA
• DATE-Local = August 27, 2008
• TIME-Local of first image = 10:50 PM
• TIME-Local of last image = 3:28 AM

Imaging Equipment

• QSI 520 CCD Camera on Pentax 75mm SDHF APO Refractor

Imaging Processing

• AIP4WIN V2.2
• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V5.02
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 10.0.1
• Noel Carboni Photoshop Astronomy Tools V1.5

Monitor Test Pattern

The following test pattern is to help you adjust your monitor to best view the CCD astro images. The test pattern is used for adjusting monitor brightness, and contrast. Adjust monitor brightness and contrast to see all 16 gray scale levels. The most important adjustment when viewing astro images is to see the differences in all of the black bands.

© 1998-2008 David Haworth