M31 the Andromeda galaxy
M31 is our neighbor galaxy. It is only 2.5 million light years away. This picture is the result of  112 three minute pictures for a total exposure time of 5.6 hours. The pictures were aligned and stacked and then processed to create this final image. In the lower left of the picture is another galaxy that is much farther away.


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