Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  M 33  ·  NGC 595  ·  NGC 598  ·  NGC 604  ·  Triangulum Galaxy  ·  Triangulum Pinwheel

Image of the day 09/03/2013

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M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula, JOAO A MATTEI
M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula
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M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula

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M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula, JOAO A MATTEI
M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula
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M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula

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M 33 (NGC 598) is a large, almost face-on spiral galaxy in the northern constellation of Triangulum. Like M31, M33 is approaching the Milky Way at a velocity of about 180km/s.

In the bottom right part of this wide field view is the reddish nebula NGC 604, one of the biggest and most active nearby starforming regions.

This image was captured during on 6th EBA (Brazilian Meeting of Astrophotography) occured in July 2013, in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil.

It was captured on July 8th, 9th and 10th . It was captured using HA and L,R,G and B filters and processed using Photoshop.

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M33 (NGC 598) and NGC 604 – The Triangulum Galaxy and Emission Nebula, JOAO A MATTEI