Andromeda Galaxy/Messier 31

Location: Taken from my backyard in Germany (Bortle 4)

Date: February 13, 2021

Camera: Nikon D5300, untracked, stacked 350 light frames (ISO 4000, f/4, 1.3s) with 75 drak frames, 30 bias frames and 50 flat frames.

Andromeda Galaxy/Messier 31

Location: Taken from my backyard in Southern Germany (Bortle 4)

Date: February 13, 2021

Camera: Nikon D5300 with Tamron 70-210mm f/4 @135mm, ISO 4000, f/4, 1.3s

I stacked 350 light frames with some calibration frames in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop and StarNet++. If anyone is interested, I mostly followed the process described in this video: ANDROMEDA GALAXY with only a Camera, Lens, & Tripod.

Considering this photo was taken without a star tracker and a beginner DSLR, I am quite happy with the result even though it is admittedly noisy. I hope it might encourage someone to try astrophotography out themselves, without needing expensive equipment.