Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  M 33  ·  NGC 598  ·  Triangulum galaxy
Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy, dcAstro
Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy

Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy, dcAstro
Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy

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This LRGB composite mosaic consists of 266 frames totaling 53 hours of exposure time. Individual exposures include 104 - 900 second luminance frames in two panels covering Messier 33, 54 - 600 second red filtered frames, 54 - 600 second green filtered frames and 54 - 600 second blue filtered frames. Luminance frames were captured using a Takahashi TOA-130 refractor, QSI583wsg CCD camera, Astrodon GenII filter and Astro-Physics AP900 German equatorial mount. Red, green and blue frames were captured using a Takahashi FSQ-106 refractor, QSI583wsg CCD camera, Astrodon GenII filters and Astro-Physics Mach1 German equatorial mount. Image calibration and processing was accomplished using PixInsight.

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Messier 33 (NGC 598) the Pinwheel Galaxy, dcAstro