Description: - Messier 31 a
Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye
under good skies. A relative of our own Milky Way Galaxy.
Imaged from a darker Bortle 4 site without filters.
Camera: ASI2600mc, no filters
Telescope: Williams Optics
RedCat51 refractor
Exposure: Best 90min of 3
minute exposures out of 2 nights of imaging
Location: SASP Cypress Hills
Park near Elkwater AB
Imaged: September 2025
Processed in PixInsight with RCAstro Tools
Messier
M31 – Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
Description: - This is the
same subject as above but imaged from within the bright City of
Calgary AB Canada, Bortle 9, using a special light pollution
filter.
