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Andromeda Galaxy

Posted by in Today's Image | September 2, 2014

Beautiful shot of M31 – closest large spiral galaxy to our Milky Way – by our friend Tom Wildoner.

Photo credit: Tom Wildoner

Photo from EarthSky Facebook friend Tom Wildoner

Tom Wildoner captured this image on August 28, 2014. He wrote:

Andromeda galaxy (M31). Decided to try out the 6D on Andromeda at the end of the night, only 10 x 1 minute at ISO 3200, no darks, iOptron ZEQ25GT equatorial mount + Canon 6D with a 400mm f/5.6 lens. This was using a single star alignment.

Now I’m curious what 60+ minutes will give me with dark, etc.

Incredible shot, Tom! Thank you for sharing!

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster

Eleanor Imster has helped write and edit EarthSky since 1995. She was an integral part of the award-winning EarthSky radio series almost since it began until it ended in 2013. Today, as Lead Editor at EarthSky.org, she helps present the science and nature stories and photos you enjoy. She also serves as one of the voices of EarthSky on social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and G+. She and her husband live in Tennessee and have two grown sons.

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