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M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Core Region-4.25 inch f4.1 Newtonian/ST237 ccd camera ; LRGB image 30:10:10:10 min. exposures ;01/2003 Phoenix, AZ
Notes:  The overpowering brightness of the core region of the Andromeda galaxy is somewhat tamed here using digital development process enhancement along with maximum entropy deconvolution restoration. Some dark lane detail running up into the core on the right side can be detected. The width of the field of view here is about a half degree whereas the total width of the galaxy is about 3 degrees.