Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  HD9483  ·  IC 131  ·  IC 132  ·  IC 133  ·  IC 135  ·  IC 136  ·  IC 137  ·  IC 142  ·  IC 143  ·  M 33  ·  NGC 588  ·  NGC 592  ·  NGC 595  ·  NGC 598  ·  NGC 604  ·  Triangulum galaxy
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - Esprit 120 First Light - ASI1600MM, Rowland Archer
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - Esprit 120 First Light - ASI1600MM

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - Esprit 120 First Light - ASI1600MM, Rowland Archer
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - Esprit 120 First Light - ASI1600MM

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As soon as I got the Esprit 120 to focus with my NiteCrawler, I put it on the Paramount MyT and waited anxiously for the first clear night. I didn't have to wait long - only one day! I did a bit of searching through SkyTools 3's object list to find something that would nearly fill the field of view, and found M33, which I think is one of the more interesting looking galaxies as well.

I've been trying to go deeper on my images, after a bout of "cataloging," and while 6 hours is not super impressive, it was enough to get some nice details such as individual stars in the spiral arms and NGC 604.

L = 500 x 8 seconds

R, G, B = 100 x 60 seconds each

I was pleased with how well the red "knots" show in the arms, without taking any Ha frames.

C&C welcome and appreciated!

Clear skies,

Rowland

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy - Esprit 120 First Light - ASI1600MM, Rowland Archer

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ZWO ASI1600MM/QHY163M