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This panoramic view of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) shows the bright yellow nucleus, dark winding dust lanes, luminous blue spiral arms, and bright red emission nebulas.

17.4 hours RGB and 19.5 hours luminance data recorded during 2018 and 2019 have been used for this image crop. (68x300sec red, 67x300sec green, 74x300sec blue, 233x300sec lum. 432 exposures total)

Esprit 100 refractor+QHY16200 CCD /10 Micron GM2000 HPS / Scopedome 2M.

Astropixelprocessor with 2x drizzle integration+ Pixinsight.
Date Taken on 20 December 2019, 09:17
Source Gorgeous Galaxy
Author Kees Scherer from Tomar, Portugal
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messier, 31, andromeda, galaxy, space, astro, astrophotography, m31, spiral
Camera location39° 36′ 03.33″ N, 8° 22′ 48.59″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by kees scherer at https://flickr.com/photos/50769593@N00/49246984952. It was reviewed on 21 April 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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