Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy

15-May-2026 09:07 ADT 15-May-2026 12:07 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, 31-Oct-2011

Scope: 70mm x 230mm refractor, f/3.2
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: none
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 800, 1600
Frames: 12 @ 60s, ISO 800, 2011-10-14
50 @ 60s, ISO 800, 2011-10-15
16 @ 60s, ISO 800, 2011-10-22
79 @ 60s, ISO 1600, 2011-10-31
Total Exposure: 2h37m
Processing: DSS, PixInsight
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Reprocessed 2014-06-11