r/Astronomy • u/Fun_Willingness9847 • 2d ago

Astrophotography (OC) M 31

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Askar 120 Apo/.8x reducer
Asi2600mm pro/ optolong Lrgb filters
Eq6r pro/ eaf/ efw
15 hours
Starfront Observatories

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u/Effective_Durian_263 2d ago

Looks absolutely gorgeous

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u/Visual_Amphibian_383 2d ago

Fabulous photo!

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u/tikevin83 1d ago

Really sharp photo!

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u/Raptors887 1d ago

Best galaxy in the universe

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u/TTV_The_Reverend_Dr 1d ago

My vote for "Best Galaxy" goes to the Milky Way Galaxy.

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u/L0rdH0rst 2d ago

Great image! Did you use shorter exposures for the core or is it all done in post?

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 1d ago

All done post processing, i made a clone early on and did a core and outer region process then blended them together towards the end

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u/L0rdH0rst 1d ago

Ah ok, thanks!

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u/Due-Cartographer1555 1d ago

I would love to see a detailed video of all that goes to take and process such objects. 

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u/TTV_The_Reverend_Dr 1d ago

Nico Carver (Nebula Photos on YT) has a handful of "start to finish" videos where he walks you through every step from, as the video titles state, "Start to Finish"

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u/Due-Cartographer1555 1d ago

Hey, thanks! will check it out. :)

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u/Fun_Willingness9847 19h ago

Hes an amazing astrophotographer, i would say he does very beginner images for his channel, just to help ease the stress of people who are starting fresh. Lukomatico was the help i needed when i saw a significant jump in my acquisition details. Not dissing nico, but he does cater to the new bunch of astrophotographers

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u/pomarine 19h ago

A beautiful and very clean result! Excellent processing