Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  HD9269  ·  HD9483  ·  HD9686  ·  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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The Pinwheel Galaxy M33, Jared Bowens
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The Pinwheel Galaxy M33

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The Pinwheel Galaxy M33

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This grand spiral galaxy is M-33, Pinwheel galaxy or Triangulum galaxy is 2.73 million lightyears away from earth, it is part of the local group of galaxies of the Milky way galaxy, From a very dark location, M33 is actually visible to the naked eye, quite a thrill when one realizes exactly what one is looking at: a distant island universe not unlike our own Milky Way galaxy.

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The Pinwheel Galaxy M33, Jared Bowens