My Astrophotography – Andromeda Triplet (M31, M32 & M101)

Andromeda Triplet

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• In observational astronomy, the “Andromeda Triplet” usually refers to the main Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and its two most prominent satellite galaxies, M32 and M110.
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• Messier 31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
  A massive barred spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years away. It is the largest member of our Local Group.
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• Messier 32 (NGC 221)
  A compact elliptical galaxy that sits visually just above the main spiral arms of M31.
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• Messier 110 (NGC 205)
  A larger, more elongated dwarf elliptical galaxy located slightly further out on the opposite side of M31’s core.

• Object Name
  Messier M31, M32 & M101

• Object Type
  Galaxies

• Constellation
  Andromeda

• Magnitude
  M31: +3.1
  M32: +8.1
  M110: +8.5
  

• Distance
  2.5 million light-years

• Annotated

Telescope:

Mount:

Accessory:

Sky-Watcher Esprint 80ED Triplet

Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT

ZWO ASIair Plus / PixInsight

Camera:

Guiding:

Filter:

ZWO ASI585MC Pro cooling

ZWO ASI1200MM

Askar ColourMagic 6nm

• Date:
  Friday 11th September 2026
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• Time:
  03:45 / 3.45 am (BST)
  
  

• Moonlit:
  Waxing Crescent 0.8 days old
  Magnitude: -5.0
  Moonlit: 1%
  

• Total:
  180’s x 20 subs = 1 hour
  
  

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M31 / M32 / M110

Local Group

M31 – Spiral Galaxy (Class: Sb)
M32 – Elliptical Galaxy (Class: E2)
M101 – dwarf elliptical galaxy (Class: E5)

M31: +3.1 / M32: +8.1 / M110: +8.5

M31: 2.5m ly / M32: 2.4m ly / M110: 2.9m ly

And (Andromeda / The Chained Maiden)

00h 42m 07s

+41° 16′ 03″

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