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M-31 The Andromeda Galaxy with companion galaxies M-32 (bottom,attached) and M-110 (upper)Approx 2.9 million ly distant
Imaged at the CCCA Observatory
Wellandport, Ontario
Aug 29th 2011
William Optics Megrez 72mm Apo Refractor (New Toy)
W/O .8X field flattener
EQ Pro 6 German Equatorial Mount
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Canon Digital Rebel XT (unmodified)
Prime Focus
20 X 3 min exposures @ ISO 800 combined
Dark frames subtracted
Combined with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed with PS CS2
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Comments: 59
Brilliant capture Mark 
How do you find your new toy?
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Thanks Greg. Right now Andromeda is getting really well placed for shooting. Another month and it will be perfect.
This was actually my first light image with the W/O 72mm. I had been waiting for the field flattener. I am having a few balance issues right now as I am not really set up for something this light(about 4 lbs. compared to 25 or so). Still I am loving the field of view it offers.
Think I'll keep it.
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Great job.
Where is CCCA ???
Rikk .........
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It is our clubs dark sky site at a property owned by the conservation authority. Southern Ontario,
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Thanks. Glad you like it!
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