Andromeda Galaxy - Messier 31

I captured this image back in September of 2023. This galaxy is located approx 2.5 million light years from Earth near the constellation Andromeda. Also seen are two dwarf satellite galaxies, M32 (above and to the left of M31) and M110 (below and centered). There are approx 1 Trillion stars in the Andromeda Galaxy (about 2x the amount in our Milky Way). The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies are expected to collide in 4.5 Billion years. Image is the result of a little over 5 hours 30 minutes of data capture near downtown Hillsboro.