M31 Andromeda Galaxy with M32 and M110, with 130mm AP apo refractor at f/4.5 with AP reducer/flattener, and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 for stack of 6 x 8 minute exposures.
M31 Andromeda galaxy with M32 (bottom) and M110 (top) With Williams Optics FLT110 f/6.5 apo refractor with field flattener and Pentax 6x7 camera. Ektachrome E200 slide film and 1 hour exposure. Single image. Taken from home, October 2003. Field simulates FOV of large binoculars.
M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Taken Oct 30, 2010 with 77mm Borg apo refractor at f/4 with Canon 7D at ISO 800 for stack of 4 x 10 minute exposures, Mean combined. Used AP Mach 1 mount and StarShoot guider on Borg 50mm guidescope and Toshiba netbook with PHD Guider 1.12. All seemed to work well.