brent1123 t1_iqt5ziw wrote on October 2, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Reply to comment by falubiii in Andromeda (M31) by P3n1sD1cK

OP uses a 60mm aperture telescope - the one I have is 70mm (not significantly larger) and has resolved stars in both M31 and M33 quite easily. Of course, most of the stars won't be resolved but capturing the giants in NGC 206 is not difficult

P3n1sD1cK OP t1_iqt8tbu wrote on October 2, 2022 at 10:35 PM

I think that if I had taken longer exposures, 1m+ I possibly could have resolved stars closer towards the center, but im also not sure, the center is quite bright.

brent1123 t1_iqt9911 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 10:38 PM

The center doesn't have too many bright stars, though it does have some really interesting dust spirals (for comparison, I recently reedited my own M31 data). You captured some of NGC 206 in your photo though, if you look closely you may see some pinpoints (hard to tell from Imgur)

P3n1sD1cK OP t1_iqtfmn2 wrote on October 2, 2022 at 11:23 PM

I do think that I see some pinpoints there: last night I actually gathered some more data and reedited, if your interested here is the full resolution photo: https://www.astrobin.com/56dgkp/B/ unlike you I am not guiding, nor did I gather anywhere near the amount of data that you did, I do have a guide scope arriving tomorrow, im still a baby in this hobby of mine haha.