MUCH better Andromeda Galaxy IN COLOR! [M31] 17/18.08.2018

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Hello! Recently I posted an Andromeda pic that I've taken, however, it was very noisy and overall quality of it wasn't as good as I wanted.... so I decided to try again! It turned out waaayyy better this time! Got a much clearer pic :) However I still could get better focus on it...

This time I used a new for me post processing program called PixInsight (got the 45 day demo version) and that was a great decision! I could get a lot more detail out of it than just in registax... and also the awesome color! I had a little bt of trouble with color at first tho, however people from "Astrophotography and Co." discord server (invite link at the bottom of this post) helped me out and I was able to get THAT much color :D Enjoy!

(I am still experimenting with the watermark, tell me if it's better this time!)

63x45s
ISO 1600
Canon 1300D
Skywatcher 152/1200 + EQ-5 1 axis motor

Location: plot




Invite to Astrophotography and Co. discord server:
https://discord.gg/NKmFFnq

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