Association of Astrophotographers Widefield
Good morning. It’s December 15th, and I have a real treat for you today. This is an image of the Andromeda Galaxy, the closest large galaxy to our Milky Way. Astronomers believe that our galaxy is very similar in shape to this galaxy.
The image comes from a group calling itself the Widefield Astrophotographers Association, and the image was a 100-hour project undertaken by six participants in the US, Poland and the UK. They collected data over several months to produce the image.
According to the organization, “Our goal with this project was to prove that expensive equipment and dark skies are not required to create unique images of faint objects. Since most of us are high school students and college students with a passion for astronomy, summer jobs would not allow us to afford the expensive equipment.” “The price used by most astrophotographers.”
Most of the participants worked within the city, where light pollution levels range from Portal 4 to Portal 9. While it would be difficult for an individual to detect faint structures in this image, they said that by working with other astrophotographers, they can reproduce such structures. a result. It’s really unusual.
You can find Annotated image here.
source: Association of Astrophotographers Widefield
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