Nuts! Since I shot this image, the film has turned
color slightly, due to mishandling... I'll try to remedy
the situation. This photo of M31, the Andromeda
galaxy (a galaxy far, far away) is actually visible
to the naked eye on a dark clear night. (M31 is
the blotchy looking fellow near the upper left).

The constellation of Cassiopea (sp?) will sorta
point you in the right direction for finding this
galaxy when it's in above the horizon. A good set of
binoculars is actually the best way to view
this Andromeda, as telescopes just get 'too close'.

Approximate 120 second exposure at Anza Borrego
with the good ol' Pentax and a 50mm lens. The
camera was affixed to my "spotter scope" - a
humble 4.5" Meade Newtonian with a little clock drive.

Thanks to Weazie for reminding me of something
here... it is possible I've captured an asteroid in
this shot, a slight vertical streak below the left
side of Andromeda. Weazie confirmed capturing
an asteroid on one of his exposures. Unfortunately,
I did not record the time and date of my shot,
otherwise I'd be able to research this possibility.
In the original picture, it's very obvious this object
in motion is not following the same track some of
the other stars take towards the right side of the
frame.