Messier 31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

Messier 31, is more commonly known as the Andromeda Galaxy (also designated NGC 224). It is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula. Andromeda has a diameter of about 152,000 light-years and is approximately 2.5 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of the sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda. It contains over 1 trillion stars.

On a clear dark night, away from city lights, it is the farthest object that can be seen with the unaided eye.

The small fuzzy object below it is Messier 32, a satellite galaxy of Messier 31. The other smaller, bright fuzzy star above it is Messier 110, another satellite galaxy of Messier 31.

Equipment:
OTA: SVBONY SV503 70ED 70mm Refractor f/6
Reducer: SVBONY SV193 0.8x reducer f/4.8
Filter: SVBONY CLS City Light Suppression filter
Camera: ZWO ASI183MC Pro Cooled Color Camera (20.1 mp) Mount: Explore Scientific EX02GT with PMC8
180x60s subs stacked in SharpCap 4.1 with darks & flats
Processed with GraXpert and Topaz AI Denoise.