Andromeda Galaxy (M 31), from Banská Bystrica
Our neighbour, this time photographed from the home observatory.
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Buy in the shopAbout the object
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) lies about 2.5 million light years away and is the nearest large galaxy to our Milky Way. It contains an estimated trillion stars. Its smaller companion galaxies are also in the frame. The image was taken under the dark skies of Poloniny.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 18 July 2025
- Focal length
- 449 mm
- Location
- Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (home observatory)
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.0-beta3
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 8.4 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.