Andromeda Galaxy - M31
Constellation: Andromeda
Date: 9/18-9/19/98 Telescope: 4" f/8 Astro-Physics refractor Film: 35mm Kodak PMZ1000 (un-hypered) Exposures: 40 minutes
Using Adobe Photoshop, two separate images were stacked and combined to produce this composite. Note the two companion galaxies. Interestingly, all the stars you see in the foreground are from our own galaxy while the Andromeda Galaxy lies 2.2 million light years away!