M33 the Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (RonAdams)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Triangulum (Tri) · Contains: M 33 · NGC 598 · Triangulum galaxy

M33 the Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum, RonAdams

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M33 the Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum

I did not intend on imaging this object. Because of the Moon I really felt a cluster would be

a good target. I had two picked out. However I could not locate either cluster although I

was a bit impatient and did not spend much time searching. I wanted to stay as far away

from the Moon as I could get. I happened to notice Triangulum and I haven't imaged

M33 in a while and I've never imaged it with my AT72ED refractor. M33 has always been a

tough object for me and tends to damage my ego almost every time I image it. For some

reason processing is always difficult with this object. I took several test images trying different

iso settings and exposures. Almost all of them were washed out by the glare of the Moon.

I decided on my settings and began imaging. I did get an image of M33 and I would call it

acceptable but I've done better with this object. I'm going to try again when it's a little

higher in the sky and away from the heavy light pollution and when there is absolutely no

Moon up. Please enjoy my first image of M33 taken with my Astro Tech AT72ED.

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