Andromeda
The Greek princess who was chained to a rock as a sacrifice and was later rescued by Perseus. The Andromeda Galaxy glows in this image along with M 33 at the bottom of the frame. The large open cluster NGC 752 is also noticeable.
Date: August 6, 2008
Location: Mount Kobau, BC, N 49o 06.778’ W 119o 40.’ Elevation: 1833m
Optics: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Camera: Canon 20Da on Kenko SkyMemo
Exposures: One single RAW light frame of 7 minutes at ISO 800
Process: Colour balance in Canon DDP. Curves in Photoshop.