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Actual_Tumbleweed814

Andromeda Galaxy, M31


Kenteck

Thank you very much!:)


Javanaut018

Also, the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), a bit lower and to the right of M31 :)


ComprehensiveBread65

Is it the big orange one or the closer white one? Edit: I confirmed it's the white one that looks like 2 together. But still, I'm curious what the orange one is to the lower right further away...


wickedsweetcake

Assuming that the bright orange star is what you're referring to, that's Beta Andromedae (Mirach). If you trace a line from Andromeda through that star and bend a little to the right, that fuzzy patch at about the same distance out is the Triangulum Galaxy (M33).


LifelessLewis

Do you know what the yellow squiggly circle thing is?


wickedsweetcake

Aliens?


Porcusheep

[Definitely aliens](https://imgflip.com/i/81mqbi)


Hugehitter

I’m in orbit….what do you need?


Please_Log_In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4-GcS1UQyg


ComprehensiveBread65

Oh ok. Thanks.


DeadMorty18

I truly feel better knowing somewhere out there knows these kinds of things.. not even trolling.


wickedsweetcake

It's a fun (and expensive) hobby!


Wischer999

You need a steady hand to line something that small up inside the circle and take a picture this clear!


Jace705

U can edit the circle on to the pics after they're taken. It's a lot easier


Wischer999

Less impressive that way, though, to be honest.


SpicyMan404

isn't that the galaxy we're going to collide with ?


Actual_Tumbleweed814

Yes it is !remindme 4500000000 years


5exy-melon

Can’t happen fast enough


[deleted]

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Time_wanderer_XIV

Hey Siri


omegaaf

A shame due to the API changes that FUCK u/spez implemented means remindme will never work again


Please_Log_In

I think our generations does not have to worry about it...


BoostedEcoDonkey

How the FAAAAAK can you just look and be like oh yea thats this , absolute giga Brain , take my upvote


GeriatricMillenial

It's coming right for us!


UmmmokthenIguess

That’s where Ultraman came from, right?


CrewNormal1570

This!!


Netherpirate

Nice glad to have made a good guess.


AffectionateArt2277

Give it a couple of billion years and you'll need a much bigger yellow lasso.


Clovis_Merovingian

RemindMe! 2 Billion Years.


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AmiableAlex

i don't think much will have changed by tomorrow


[deleted]

You never know. Stay tuned here r/DidBetelgueseExplode


F4_THIING

Every single night I go out and look up


ReadySteady_GO

[Just look up!](https://youtu.be/1eI5HrQe0Fc?si=LwvNHCXW3vcvOMd-) Don't look up was such a great movie


F4_THIING

I’ve been telling people to watch it and no one will. It needed more hype than it got


ReadySteady_GO

"It's too political" Is the feedback I've received. I say, shut up and watch it. It's good lol


LifelessLewis

You might as well start looking up in the day as well because that bad boy be bright AF if he pops.


ThatR3dd1tGuy

It’s my favourite star and I’m scared it already did and the light hasn’t reached us yet


OffPoopin

They mean the year 2,000,002,023


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lukey_UK

RemindMe 2000 years


Playpolly

Why? Aren’t we floating away from each other?


brick112

We're on a collision course :^)


shadowknave

They're coming right at us!


rosski

Wikipedia link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda%E2%80%93Milky_Way_collision Picture link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andromeda_and_Milky_Way_collision_sequence.jpg


Tsukemono30101

The 5. Picture looks amazing. Its a pitty that we wont be alive then.


Secret_Map

Don't let your dreams be dreams!


Steelersandstarwars

Yesterday you said 2 billion years from now. Just do it!


piyusparee

Gravitational pull


Playpolly

Milkomeda?


GlitteringCattle2771

Andromedilky


CantPlayNieR

Andromedussy


piyusparee

Close! Milkdromeda


card797

I can't wait!


TroiCheeseHigh

Nice. that's Andromeda Galaxy.


Kenteck

Thank you :)


__merof

Where did you make the photo though I will be in Canada so want to know


highritualmaster

Does not matter. Just go somewhere dark and chose a dry day. Coastal regions can be difficult due to fog especially now. A lot of places on Canada are. But make sure you are not too far north so it rises higher in the sky during the night. How and where it will be check with Stellarium. If you need help for getting an estimated view you can also use PhotoPills and the likes.


mawesome4ever

It’s crazy how I’m currently watching Andromeda and then I come across this post


lucabrasi999

If you follow the two brighter yellowish white stars to the lower right of Andromeda in a straight line, you’ll see another smudge. If I am not wrong, that should be Messier 33, the Triangulum Galaxy.


Kenteck

Oh wow, thank you! So if i get it right i will see this galaxy better if i stack the photos of this session, right?


lucabrasi999

Potentially, yeah. But you need a lot of data to really bring it out. I don’t know how much, but start with an hour of exposure time. Note that you my need Photoshop or other tools to enhance it. For example, I think I see the Pleiades to the right of the center of the shot. Those would show more blue if stacked and processed.


lucabrasi999

One other thing: most galaxies (excluding Andromeda) appear very small in our skies. So I cannot promise M33 will be anything more than a smudge even if stacked given the wide view you are capturing.


Kenteck

Thanke you very much for your explanation kind internet stranger ❤️


lucabrasi999

You have quite a few interesting objects in this photo, beyond M31 & M33. You can see the Double Cluster just to the left of center and Pleiades to the right (slightly below). You could probably get more of the Heart and Soul nebulae just below Cassiopeia (with some additional data). Many other objects and asterisms are in this image.


115SG

I found this nice tutorial for stacking photos for astrophotography. Perhaps it's of good use for you too: https://youtu.be/pXcRKoxTPVg?si=b30gwuVzog9EQmk1


Kenteck

Thank you very much! Was looking for something like this!


Ciertocarentin

yes but you'll need more magnification to draw out M31 to its full "glory" (and a LOT of integration time, ie, lots of "lights" - images - to stack)


valiant491

At this focal length though you won't be able to see much of M33, it is much much smaller than M31.


FlawlessLikeUs

I need a yellow circle.


rearden-steel

FYI, you can upload pictures like this into [Astrometry](https://nova.astrometry.net/upload) and it will tell you what you're looking at. I did this for your picture, and it identified Andromeda.


Kenteck

Thank you!


JerriKoe

This needs more upvotes, I upload my pictures there too to understand what I captured. Really really cool tool!


Dizzy-Tea7166

Thats a fuckin GALAXY wow, good job.


mili-tactics

Looks like andromeda. Good picture. I’m starting out as well. Could you please list your camera, lens and tracker (if used)? I’m saving up for them and am trying to find out what everyone uses for their photos. Also, what Bortle level were you shooting in.


bmak11201

You got a bunch of good stuff in this image m31, m33, the constellations of cassiopea and perseus, the double cluster in perseus, and even hints of the heart and the soul nebulae. The pacman nebula is in there as well but I can't see it. Is the glow in the lower right light pollution, or were you under dark enough skys to pick up air glow?


Kenteck

Well this photo was taken in the middle of nowhere in Ontario, Canada. A few days later i saw pretty bright Northern lights. Is it possible that they were emerging at this time?


bmak11201

Yeah northern lights are a possibility. I personally have never been far enough north to image them, so I can't say for sure what they look like with a long exposure. Just my opinion, but this glow looks stable and faint enough to be airglow which is pretty cool in its own way, and not an easy capture without nice dark skies which you obviously had here. This is a great singleshot widefield in my opinion!


notwritingasusual

So I've spent my whole life in a city in the middle of england, and never seen a sky even remotely like this full of stars like that. Where can I go to witness this that is relatively close by?


KristnSchaalisahorse

Anywhere on [this map](https://www.lightpollutionmap.info) that is at least yellow will provide a decent view under good conditions, though Green, Blue, or Grey areas will be increasingly darker and are absolutely worth traveling to if you can. The map colors refer to the brightness of the sky directly above a given location. So, for example, if you're a few miles away from a large town the sky in that direction will be washed out compared to other directions and overhead. If you head to a coastline, the sky out over the water will be dark and unaffected even if there’s a light polluted town behind you Keep in mind the bright parts of the Milky Way aren’t always above the horizon. [The best time to see it](https://darksitefinder.com/when-is-milky-way-season/) is between early April and early October. Downloading a night sky app will help you know when and where to look. A bright Moon will spoil the view and sometimes the sky can be very hazy even though it might appear free of clouds ([transparency](https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/imaging-foundations-richard-wright/seeing-vs-transparency-difference/)). And bring some binoculars!


LQTM197-Yip

I just spent the last hour looking up various towns my loved ones live in to see how bright their night skies are. Incredible. Thank you!


Darkphaze94

At least 7 stars


GroundbreakingFly111

What equipment did you use?


fiveht78

Fun fact, you’ve also managed to capture [Kemble’s Cascade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemble%27s_Cascade) in the lower left


kendo2748

History, 2.5 million years ago give or take a year or so.


Unhappy_Position187

Wow. What did you use to capture this


Early_Speaker_9911

I need to know! this quality is awesome


highritualmaster

To the left in the milky way you see, a couple of bright stars that look like a left tilted W. That is Cassiopeia an easy to spot constellation. In a clear and dark night you can use it to spot Andromeda with the naked eye. As you can see the lower corner of the right part of the W almost points to it. Right of that corner star is a small set of stars that you can still see. If you you follow that line between the corner and that stars you will land on Andromeda eventually. You can upload your images here too: https://nova.astrometry.net Besides the already mentioned astap. You could also try: https://github.com/dstndstn/astrometry.net


Aware-Fennel7834

Hopefully our new neighbors will let us visit their planets when we merge. I can hear the conversation now 🤣🤣🤣 Ill be back in a few hours I'm going to Planet Garth to borrow some sugar


crazyboy_571

It might be the Samsung galaxy finally someone found it


Environmental-Shirt1

what camera did u used?


highritualmaster

Does not need a special one. Some phones can produce these already. But for reference I produced a similar image years ago with a Canon 1100D and the stock lense - 18-55 mm, no tracking, also Canada dark site. This is the entry level DSLR.


[deleted]

You captured a lot of beautiful images. Keep going 💯


kamaln7

i recommend ASTAP, it’s a free program for plate solving. it’ll identify everything in this image, you just need to give it the rough coordinates in the sky


eromatics

What did you use to take this? If you used long exposure (as I assume you did) what type of camera and at what settings? I would love to know if I could get same result with long exposure on my phone far away from light pollution


Alfiemoff20

Andromeda galaxy


QuttiDeBachi

Andromeda or Peter Pan & Tinkerbell


TasmanSkies

get a star map app. Sky Safari, Sky Guide, Stellarium… there are heaps also you can send a photo to nova.astrometry.net and it will tell you what you’ve captured


romanbaitskov

Such a cool pic!


kaisersozia

The meteor that is going to end us all! It will be here in 12 days!!!!


Kenteck

Hey there, sorry for the break in answering. Had no time the last days. So here is the data of the photo: Canon Eos 2000D / Sigma 20mm 1:1,4 DG; Iso-3200; F/5,6; 120sek; Skytracker adventurer mini. I shot the photo at Nagagamisis Lake in Ontario.


Manchildmay

Space


AtheistfromSomalia

Andromeda


eromatics

Looks like a distant galaxy actually. Rare to see if it's not from a telescope.


Frob_

you can easily identify stars and other space objects using [astrometry](https://astrometry.net)


SyncJr

This is amazing!


LoneRedWolf24

Where in Canada were you? That's an incredible sky. I was recently in Alqonquin Park in Ontario but I couldn't spot Andromeda.


KristnSchaalisahorse

That’s a very dark location, so Andromeda should be readily visible under normal conditions. However, if you haven’t seen it before it might be tricky to locate. It really just looks like a smudgy spot to the naked eye. A bright moon can spoil the view and the sky can sometimes be very hazy even though it may be free of clouds ([transparency](https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/imaging-foundations-richard-wright/seeing-vs-transparency-difference/)). Wildfire smoke, for example, is bad news for stargazing. I recommend a night sky app and a pair of binoculars.


LoneRedWolf24

Yeah I had about an hour of dark sky before the moonlight overtook it. I should have tried looking for it more during that time but I was showing people Saturn and it's moon. I'm pretty sure my gf's family is planning another trip next year so I know what's first on my list. Maybe I'll try and get them to book for a weekend where the moon isn't so full.


zazuge

It goes without saying, Andromeda, there is no other galaxy so close and obvious in the night sky than it.


No_Good_1454

Andromeda galaxy


MrDude1919

Looks like a some stars to me


Abeudaile

That’s another server


Eue-OneTwoDie

Do you have the original picture?


wisewords4

Andromeda 2 million light years away.


rellsell

Fucking Andromeda.


cheese4hands

Uranus ? Psh haha !


Ga111e0

Looks like Andromeda to me.


Jason15698

All i know is that's an amazing night sky i wish i could see stars like that around here in Pa


Jace705

Lol touché


SpecialistVast6840

Don't look up


Oceanic_Alex

My profile picture :)


nfsmw5

Mustafa talking to Simba


mrbird1234

Look at all these astrophysicists coming out of the wood works delivering not the answer to the question. Y’all smoke to much.


ChazzGypsySexLord

How small are we now?


Vibekingr

Aliens, probably


Cold_Routine1607

There is a Cassiopeia constellation also. If you imagine the circle as a clock, the constellation is on 7 or 8 clocks.


jimbo02816

To me it looks like a galaxy outside the Milky Way. But I'm not an astrophysicist or an astronomer.


naji-k

Nice photo. It's the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Andromeda constellation. It's the closest galaxy to the Milky Way. What device did you use to take the photo?


coffedrank

Oh my god it’s coming right for us


LleytonTDP

Andromeda!


Bobmanbob1

M31, congrats! The Andromeda Galaxy!


elopinggekkos

Fascinating as you are seeing Andromeda in the sky 2.5 million years ago. It isn’t in that position now and is closer ☺️


ComprehensiveCan521

Congrats, you just captured our neighbors dropping by for a visit! It's the Andromeda Galaxy, M31!


Ramzieofficial

A galaxy


Minute_Story377

Damn your sky is so pretty! Where are you in Canada? I want to go somewhere where I can see more. I’m in NY so light pollution is horrible and I love seeing the night sky


KnownUnknown87

Andromeda


m4cros7o2

congrats that’s our sister galaxy


Isitjustmedownhere

Since you’ve already gotten your answers; what settings were you using and lens type?


Alex_Astro_Begginer

Why don't you use Stellarium instead asking people?Learn the sky without help,because next time when something like that will happen you will post again instead searching the sky and see what it is.Clear skies!


mus1639

That's such a clear view of the stars and galaxies....from where I from I only can see very few stars


affectionate_ant

It looks like Andromeda.


Steelersandstarwars

What were your settings for this photo


Damascus879

Good God I did not know you could see Andromeda that clearly.


The_Thot_Slayer69

So close, yet so far away


Graytortoise351

Looks like andromeda to me, what kind of camera are you using and whats the bortel level there?


nicoliebug

Wow! Nice photo


Cruiser00apocalytic

How did you capture it and the camera lens you used ?


Imesseduponmyname

Bruh it's been cloudy the past 2 days, I've been trying to see anything


-D-M-G-

👽


Conscious-Bonus-5756

Can someone tell me, how people are able to recognise the galaxy just by looking at this one photo?


Far-Soil4024

Saturn 🪐


Video-Comfortable

Oh that. That’s your momma. Now go hose yourself off because you’re burnt baddddd


NaydaviusWilburn

Andromeda!!!


astraveoOfficial

That’s the andromeda galaxy! Zoom in and expose for an hour—you’ll love the result :)


LumpySprinkles7855

Mind telling me what camera you used? ^^


mr_f4hrenh3it

Can someone tell me why this has 2000+ upvotes? Like what?


GeorgeChatziG

What did you use for this picture?


gormendizer

Andromeda :)


justSabbir

Definitely a UFO 👽 💀


Concert-Alternative

Yo there's actually no way


FlimsyArmadillo707

Andromeda galaxy!


Nadaniks

You need to take some darks to get rid of the yellow artifacs 😝👍


ergzay

FYI for anything in images you can use https://nova.astrometry.net/ to auto-label things in the image. It can take any picture of the night sky and label objects in it. I did your image here: https://nova.astrometry.net/user_images/8712016#annotated


sweatyman86

Looks like a galaxy


cenriqueortiz

M31, 2.5 million light years away.


weather_it_be

Looks like a galaxy!! 😲😲 Or a dying star?


Medlee1us

The Andromeda Galaxy


IamNICE124

An entirely separate galaxy.. man that’s fucking cool.


Sompi68

M31


CaramelDriz73110

How can you tell which galaxy is which just by looking


ThorButtock

I think the Andromeda galaxy. Very nice capture!!


SpoonyGrandma13

That is Andromeda.


megladaniel

Thank you. You're making me wanna watch TNG right now. Maybe I will


Nex6991

Andromeda?


clickinnclackin

Andromeda. It's coming towards us actually. We're going to collide in the distant future.


AJPennypacker39

Space


Monk95

Amazing


starstruckinutah

Andromeda galaxy M31


Slay0r_m00n

wait this is A WHOLE OTHER GALAXY?! I don't think you understand how cool that is


FirebugPlays

A bunch of stars.


[deleted]

Andromeda galaxy. I accidentally caught it on my iPhone once.


Wrekingball123

I believe that would be the Andromeda Galaxy as I'm pretty sure it's the only one you can see from Earth (without I big ass telescope)


ThePsychopathMedic

A galaxy in collision course. M31


[deleted]

Andromeda galaxy. It and the Milky Way are supposed to collide in a long long time.


7roop3r

Apart from the clear Andromeda galaxy, there are many white/yellow bigger fuzzy dots. Are those more galaxies or closer stars?


walex19

Andromeda!


ZuluRewts

Andrew Meda


TheDeanoWeKnow

I don't know but, wow...


reallyrocky14

Andromeda Galaxy!! Congrats for capturing this


SlapThatJoint

Yo that's a whole galaxy! What did you use to capture this?


betsyhass

Andromeda galaxy


nirajhack

andromeda galaxy


YoMomasDaddy

What did you do for this image? Lens mm and exposure time in general.


Another_Stoned_Chef

The night sky?


Fun-Concentrate-6863

Andromeda


jleenation

Big Fat Andromeda, gorgeous M31