Details

• Rig: QHY268C + Sky-Watcher 72ED Pro + Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
• Software: NINA/PixInsight
• Filters: Optolong L-Pro
• Constellation: Andromeda

    Integration time (running total):
    * OSC 106 X 120s (212m)
    * OSC 106 X 10s (12m)
    * Total: 2h24m
    

Notes

This image is made with equal numbers of short and long exposures, the short exposures made specifically to retain more detail in the bright core of the galaxy which gets blown out in normal imaging. The two sets of frames were combined using HDR Composition in PixInsight.