Triple APOD - August 22, 2024: A Cost Effective Andromeda Galaxy by Joshua Schirmaier

Astrophotography certainly has the potential to be a very expensive hobby, but it doesn't have to be that way! The Rokinon/Samyang 135mm f/2.0 in particular has been a favourite of astrophotographers for some time now, thanks to its excellent optical quality and affordable price. Paired with a DSLR and a small mount or star tracker like Joshua has done here, great results can be obtained with a very low barrier for entry! The Andromeda Galaxy is also probably the most photographed deep space object, thanks to its very large apparent size and naked eye visibility.

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Equipment:

• Canon Rebel T7
• Rokinon 135mm at f/2.8
• Star Adventurer 2i

Aquisition:

• 300x30s at iso 400 (2.5 hours total)
• 30 dark
• 30 flat
• 50 bias
• Bortle 7 (Beaumont, AB)

Processing:

• Stacked in DSS
• Siril for the majority of the processing
• Topaz Denoise for noise reduction
• Photoshop for final adjustments

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