One of my wish targets for this autumn/winter season was the Andromeda Galaxy in full frame with my APO.
As of today, I can finally tick that box!
I had already captured the luminance data back in September. Yesterday, I was able to complete the RGB exposures.
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session Details:
| Telescope | Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion |
| Focal Length | 590mm |
| Erecting Lense | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Camera | ToupTek SkyEye62AM, Canon EOS R(a) |
| Filter | Baader LRGB (CMOS Optimized) 50.4mm Baader UHC-L Booster (CMOS Optimized) 50.4mm |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned |
| Guiding Equipment | William Optics Uniguide 50 |
| Guiding Camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Photography Date | 09/19/25 (Lum) 12/21/25 (RGB) |
| Exposure-Time Lights | Lum: 60 x 300s RGB: 40 x 300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, ISO 1600 |
| Processing Date | 12/22/2025 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
