Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  3HSPJ013626.7+302011  ·  AL Tri  ·  AR Tri  ·  AW Tri  ·  BC Tri  ·  BD Tri  ·  CGRaBS J0137+3122  ·  CX Psc  ·  HD8909  ·  HD9269  ·  HD9483  ·  HD9686  ·  HD9966  ·  IC 131  ·  IC 132  ·  IC 133  ·  IC 135  ·  IC 136  ·  IC 137  ·  IC 142  ·  IC 143  ·  LAMOSTJ012750.91+303305.1  ·  LAMOSTJ013011.80+304137.6  ·  LAMOSTJ013115.43+310636.3  ·  LAMOSTJ013135.70+295647.0  ·  LAMOSTJ013139.49+303734.9  ·  LAMOSTJ013157.98+292427.8  ·  LAMOSTJ013514.50+314711.7  ·  LAMOSTJ013537.58+300451.0  ·  LAMOSTJ013548.59+312814.8  ·  And 417 more.
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Triangulum Galaxy / M33, PhotonPharmer1
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Triangulum Galaxy / M33

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Triangulum Galaxy / M33

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I was able to obtain approximately 5 hours of exposure time on the spiral shaped M33, aka the Triangulum Galaxy.

Whether identified by it's Messier Catalogue number or the triangular shaped constellation Triangulum, within which it’s located, our second nearest galactic neighbor provides a stunning image.

M33 was recorded by Charles Messier in his Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters and later identified as an independent galaxy by Hubble’s study of variable stars. Using the Cephids Variable Method, M33 is about 2.8 million light years from us. A decent amount of ionized hydrogen /Ha is visible in the image, including the star forming nebula - NGC 604 (largest reddish blob).

ProcessingStacked in PixInsight using WBPP. Calibrated with bias and flats, but no dark frames.
Dynamic crop, GraXpert, BlurXterminator, PCC, SCNR, NoiseX, (Did not do a star removal), Stretch, Curves, local histogram equalization, curves, slight increase to saturation.

 SubsLights: 120x45 + 180x74 -20C gain 140Location: Backyard - Bortle 7+

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Triangulum Galaxy / M33, PhotonPharmer1