Andromeda Galaxy (M 31)
The most distant thing you can see with the naked eye – and yet our neighbour.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 5 807 × 3 391 px (19.7 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- 1,71:1
- File size
- 12.6 MB
- Recommended print size
- 49 × 28 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
73 × 43 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close. - Suitable for
- For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
- Licence
- Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
- Watermark
- No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
- Delivery
- Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.
About 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
- 27 August 2025 (start, several nights)
- Total exposure
- 9 h 24 min (144 × 235 s)
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Focal length
- 449 mm
- Mount
- ZWO AM5N
- Location
- Poloniny Dark-Sky Park, Slovakia
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.0-beta3
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 8.5.1 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.