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Is it enough that it's night (sun 18 degrees below horizon) for astrophotography?

Assuming you took your pictures either on Nov 1st or Dec 1st 2024 (last two new moons) at mid latitudes (N 50°), Andromeda was at roughly 45° Azimuth at around 18:00 and 65° Azimuth at 20:00. This is ...
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How can I reference sky photos to a star map?

Yes. The method is called plate-solving or astrometric solving. There are websites which offer that service as well as tools which work locally on your computer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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