Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  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  ·  Triangulum Pinwheel
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy, Graham Roberts
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy, Graham Roberts
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Following successful imaging of M31 the Andromeda galaxy at new moon in early October, I was lucky that the next moon cycle in early November also provided good conditions and it seemed appropriate to just shift attention to Andromeda’s closest neighbour, M33 the Triangulum Galaxy. 
 I have previously found M33 difficult to image but on this occasion  was pleased to obtain a good data-set over three nights that included 3-hours of 10-minute Ha exposures.  The result is definitely my best image yet of this tricky but attractive target, which in particular highlights the numerous star forminmg regions that abound throughout the galaxy’s arms.  I’ll certainly be back again another day but for now I am at last satisfied with the result.

15 x 300 sec LRGB
18 x 600 sec Ha
Total Intergration Time: 8 hours

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy, Graham Roberts