This spiral galaxy is often referred to our Milky-Way's twin. It's about 50 million light years away and is one of the brighter galaxies not included in the Messier catalog. I'm looking forward to going back to shoot this galaxy again. There's a lot more detail to bring out over longer exposure times. This happened to be a target of opportunity while waiting for the Orion Nebula to rise.
Photo Details
NGC 7331
November 27, 2013
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
59 sub frames at 30"/frame
Total Exposure Time = 29.5 minutes
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in Fitswork
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