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Messier M31

Andromeda Galaxy

Galaxy
Andromeda
Beginner

Nearest large spiral galaxy; wide-field target.

Angular size
190′ × 60′
Magnitude
3.4
Best months
September, October, November
Constellation
Andromeda
Catalog IDs
M31;NGC 224;UGC 454
Common aliases
Andromeda Galaxy;Great Andromeda Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera
200mm f/4.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
William Optics
William Optics RedCat 51
250mm f/4.9 · 51mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera Pro
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
ZWO
ZWO Seestar S50
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
Vaonis
Vaonis Vespera II
250mm f/5.0 · 50mm aperture
Frames 59% of APS-C FOV
Radian
Radian Raptor 61
275mm f/4.5 · 61mm aperture
Frames 65% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Vaonis Vespera + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 3.24° × 3.24°
Scale 3.88″/px
Target fills 98% of frame
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William Optics RedCat 51 + ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
FOV 8.25° × 5.50°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 58% of frame
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Vaonis Vespera Pro + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 2.59° × 2.59°
Scale 3.10″/px
Target fills 122% of frame
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Related galaxys

Messier M33
Triangulum Galaxy
NGC NGC 55
Sculptor Filament
NGC NGC 5457
Pinwheel Galaxy NGC 5457
Messier M101
Pinwheel Galaxy
NGC NGC 253
Sculptor Galaxy
Messier M81
Bode's Galaxy
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