Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shot on September 23, 2025 near our house

Mount - AW3
Computer - ASIAIR Plus
Camera: Canon 90D
Lens - Williams Optics Red Cat 51
Focal Length - 250mm full frame, appears as 400mm on the Canon 90D
Aperture 4.9
Iso 800
Stacked Exposures: 30
Individual Exposure: 120 seconds
Total Stacked Exposure Time: 1 hour
Stacking Software: Affinity
Post Processing:

Coldest Temperature 19C or 66F

This was my first astro shoot in Washington. I chose Andromeda because where I was shooting in our development, I knew I could get Polaris for polar alignment as well as Andromeda without blockage by trees.  This was as much re-learning the procedures as well as just getting my first capture. I may redo the affinity as the center is blown out.

Here is my stacked result:

 


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