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This photograph of M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy was taken at a desert elevation of some 3,000 ft, about 60 miles south of Mt. Palomar in California.

M31 was photograhed with a 4000mm F/4.5 lens with an exposure of 55 minutes at F/4.5. The film was Kodak Tri-X developed for in D-76 for 10 minutes 69 degrees.

andromeda galaxy

The above image is displayed with the kind permission of Joseph Saldana.