M33 (Triangulum Galaxy), Stan McQueen

M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

M33 (Triangulum Galaxy), Stan McQueen

M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

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M33 is a member of our local group of galaxies. This group includes, besides M33, the Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy (M31), and about 44 smaller galaxies. M33 is about 3 million light years distant from earth.

My CCD camera is in the shop for repairs, so I've been using my Nikon D5100 DSLR. DSLRs have quite a bit more noise than CCDs do, due to the lack of cooling and presence of heat sources within the camera. The cold weather we've been having helps some. A new one-shot color CCD camera (QHY8) is arriving soon and I hope to be able to re-image M33 to make a comparison between the two cameras.

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M33 (Triangulum Galaxy), Stan McQueen