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The Triangulum Galaxy - Messier 33, Tom Wildoner
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The Triangulum Galaxy - Messier 33

The Triangulum Galaxy - Messier 33, Tom Wildoner
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The Triangulum Galaxy - Messier 33

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From Wikipedia: The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is cataloged as Messier 33 or NGC 598. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Triangulum
Right ascension: 01h 33m 50.02s
Declination: +30° 39′ 36.7″
Distance (comoving): 970 kpc (3.2 Mly)
Apparent magnitude (V): 5.72

Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope,  ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at -10C, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, two panel mosaic each 93 x 60 second guided exposures, darks from the library and flats at the end of imaging, focused with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using PixInsight. Image Date: November 22, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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The Triangulum Galaxy - Messier 33, Tom Wildoner

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