Messier 31 (Andromeda Galaxy) Backyard, Bortle 6 February 2, 2026
Andromeda — our nearest galactic neighbor
Shot from my backyard across four cold February nights. M31 fills the frame at 350mm — you can trace the dust lanes all the way in, and M32 and M110 are along for the ride. 2.5 million light-years away, and it’s the closest spiral to us.
Exposure · Sky
subs 240 × 120s total 8h 00m gain/temp 100 · −10°C bortle 6 ra / dec 00h 42m 44.3s / +41° 16′ 09″
Processing notes
Stacked in Siril, BlurXTerminator + NoiseXTerminator in PixInsight, color balance in Photoshop.