Inspired by many others we tried to capture M31 with our own equipment, an old Fuji camera with a 80mm lens.

The only additional tool we used for this shot was a cheap used star tracker so we could expand each shot to 20s. We captured a total of 411 shots which leads to a total exposure time of about 2h17m.

For our first try we are very pleased with the result!

  • @AlchemyMEnglish
    5•10 months ago

    Very great results, thank you for sharing!

  • @The_Eminent_Bon
    3•10 months ago

    In a few millions of years you can take a close up

      • @NewNewAccount
        3•10 months ago

        What’s the aperture of the lens? Is really fast necessary for capturing galaxies?

        • @[email protected]OP
          4•10 months ago

          My lens is f2.8. Of course the bigger the aperture the better, but as Andromeda is really bright a slower lens will work just fine. As I‘m only a beginner myself I can recommend the Youtube channel ‚nebula photos‘.

  • NailbarEnglish
    3•10 months ago

    I gotta try that! I just upgraded my camera from a Nikon D50 to a D3500 and it sparked a new interest in photography. I also have a 200mm lens.

    Edit: oops, it’s a 105mm lens. The 200mm one broke, altho it might still be good for this since it’s the autofocus that broke.

    • @[email protected]OP
      2•10 months ago

      I think with your equipment you could achieve an even better image, I really can only encourage everyone to try this. It really is an awesome experience

  • @comrade19
    3•10 months ago

    That’s great. We can’t see andromeda much in Australia but I’ve always wanted to see it through a telescope