Andromeda Galaxy without a telescope

I'm interested in how this compares to other photos with similar equiment, as well as your

suggestions for improvement. Thanks, John

Dust clouds and all! Absolutely stellar! I assume you mounted it on something to track with?

Great photo!

I took this [much easier shot] off hand with a $300 Fuji digital:

http://youraffordablewebsite.com/gallery/free/DSCF3155_e

Yes, the camera was on an equatorial mount with clock drive to track the stars/galaxies. Your moon photo is quite good for a handheld shot. Thanks again for the comments.

John

I used ISO 800, and aligned and stacked the photos with a Macintosh program called "Keith's Image Stacker".

John