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@SecondUniverse@autistics.life  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I bring you... the glorious Messier 31, the most prominent galaxy in Earth's sky. The galaxy is six times wider than the full moon (but a lot fainter). I have seen the bright core with my naked eyes on a couple of dark nights. #astrophotography #astronomy #transJoy

A huge spiral galaxy seen obliquely, covering most of the frame of the picture. The galaxy features several dark dust lanes and a brilliant yellowish core.
A huge spiral galaxy seen obliquely, covering most of the frame of the picture. The galaxy features several dark dust lanes and a brilliant yellowish core.
A huge spiral galaxy seen obliquely, covering most of the frame of the picture. The galaxy features several dark dust lanes and a brilliant yellowish core.
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@SecondUniverse@autistics.life replied  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

The view was more ghostly, but I saw a similar amount of detail with a cheap pair of binoculars during a power cut in the Welsh Valleys.

The image was taken with a tiny 30 mm aperture telescope and processed in GraXpert, Siril and GIMP.

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