# Andromeda Galaxy 10/2/24

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890>\
**Category:** Astrophotography\
**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890 "2024-10-11T16:33:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ryan\_M](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/ryan_m/32/1175_2.png) [@Ryan\_M](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Ryan_M)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890/1 "2024-10-11T16:33:46Z")

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![M31.2](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/d/da60da81ae1e2de1859aebaa73a45de275663cfc.jpeg)

First light with new AP rig  
AT72EDii + 0.8x reducer  
ZWO AM5n  
ZWO 533MC pro  
60 sec x 120 from backyard in Edmond (Bortle 6/7)  
Processed in Siril and Graxpert

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**Author:** ![Wiggles93](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/wiggles93/32/1228_2.png) [@Wiggles93](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Wiggles93)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890/2 "2024-10-11T23:02:08Z")

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Nice picture, how’s the am5n working out? Is it easy to polar align?

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**Author:** ![Ryan\_M](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/ryan_m/32/1175_2.png) [@Ryan\_M](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Ryan_M)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890/3 "2024-10-12T03:50:39Z")

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Really easy to polar align. This is my first equatorial mount having only used alt-az mounts before. I’m using an ASIAIR plus and the first time took me 8 minutes. Last time was less than 5 minutes.

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**Author:** ![CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/catspaw/32/474_2.png) [@CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/CatsPaw)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/andromeda-galaxy-10-2-24/890/4 "2024-10-12T04:06:40Z")

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Good Target. The scope did a really nice job with it.