This bright image shows the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M-31, as seen on the evening of Nov. 10, 2013. This is a 10-minute exposure using a SBIG ST-8300C one-shot color CCD connected to a Takahashi 6″ refractor, located at the New Mexico Skies observatory.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Meteoroid Environment Office/Bill Cooke