Behold the great Andromeda Galaxy! In this image, you also see galaxies M32 (the small one, upper left) and M110 (the larger one, lower right). M32 and M110 are satellite galaxies of M31. Also visible at lower left is a large group of young stars in the spiral arm or ring of the large galaxy. That group and the outer areas of the galaxy are bluer because the stars in them are younger and hotter than the stars in the galaxy's central bulge.
Telescope: SV80ED (and William Optics 0.8x II fr/ff (eff. at f/5.6))
Camera and Exposure: SXVF-H9C (47x420"), Alnitak Flat-man flats
Filter: Hutech IDAS-LPS2
Guiding: Meade DSI Pro & Hutech 50mm
Mount: Takahashi NJP
Software: Nebulosity, Maxim DL, Photoshop CS3
Location: The Woodlands, TX
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