Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi Epsilon 130D · Lacerta Photonewton
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Lacerta Guidescope32
Guiding cameras: Lacerta Mgen3
Software: Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. Pix Insight · APT - Astro Photography Tool APT 3.13
Filters: Optolong LRGB SHO(6nm) 31mm · Astronomik LRGB 31mm
Accessory: Skywatcher/Lacerta GPU comacorrector
Dates:Sept. 18, 2020
Frames: 77x180"
Integration: 3.9 hours
Avg. Moon age: 1.21 days
Avg. Moon phase: 1.64%
Astrometry.net job: 4067324
RA center: 1h 33' 50"
DEC center: +30° 39' 32"
Pixel scale: 1.174 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -179.608 degrees
Field radius: 0.636 degrees
Resolution: 3104x2347
Data source: Backyard
The Triangulum Galaxy is part of the local group and near enough to be resolved easily into single stars, at least the bigger stars. There are lots of HII regions, most prominently loopy NGC604 which is presented as a 100% crop.
The closeup was done with my Lacerta 10" f/4 Photonewton, and as M33 proved a little too big to be fully covered I just pointed my Takahashi Epsilon130 along for a wider shot. Both are LRGB with ASI1600MMPro.
Description: annotated version 10"f4
Description: NGC604 closeup
Description: field with Epsilon130
Description: annotated field with Epsilon130
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