My astrophotography – Messier 110

Messier 110

  • Messier 110, also known as NGC 205, is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (also known as M31).
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  • It holds roughly 10 billion stars.
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  • Object Name
    Messier 110

  • Object Type
    Galaxy

  • Constellation
    Andromeda

  • Magnitude
    +8.0

  • Distance
    2.5 million light-years

  • Age
    11 billion years old

  • Annotated

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Equipment

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

Optolong eXtreme

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Bortle Scale: Kirkby Farm, Whatcote, Shipton-on-Stour, Warwickshire (Bortle 4.6)

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Integration

  • Date:
    Wednesday 9th September 2026
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  • Time:
    03:00 am

  • Moonlit:
    Waxing Crescent 3.3 days old
    Magnitude: -10.2
    Moonlit: 10%
  • Total:
    180’s x 12 subs = 36 minutes
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    (The cloudy was interrupted after 36 minutes stacked.)

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Constellation :- Andromeda (The Chained Maiden)

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M110

NGC 205

Dwarf elliptical galaxy (Class: E6)

+8.0

2.5 light years / 14,000 light years across

And (Andromeda / The Chained Maiden)

00h 40m 41s

+41° 41′ 17″

Enlarge on click the map.

(Click the map above for a large view.)

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Abbreviation:  And (Andromeda)
English Name:  The Chained Maiden
Genitive: Alpheratz
Hemisphere: Northern Hemisphere
Location: Between the constellations of Cassiopeia and Pegasus.
Visible between latitudes:  +90 and -40 degrees
Best season: Autumn
Seen in three seasons: Summer, Autumn & Winter
Best seen in:  November (map)
Seen between: August and December
Right Ascension (RA): 01 hour
Declination (DEC): +40 degrees
Area (square degrees):  772 (19th)

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Messer 31 – What will happen


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