Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  M 33  ·  NGC 595  ·  NGC 598  ·  NGC 604  ·  Triangulum Galaxy  ·  Triangulum Pinwheel
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M33 - Triangulum Galaxy, Marc Abelló
M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
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M33 - Triangulum Galaxy, Marc Abelló
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The Triangulum Galaxy or spiral galaxy M33, this nearby spiral is the third largest galaxy in the Local Group, after the nearby Andromeda Galaxy (M 31) and our own Milky Way. Despite its modest size, M 33 is home to one of the largest known H II regions, NGC 604, which has a diameter of about 1,500 light years.
M33 contains between 30,000 and 40,000 million stars and is located 2.8 million light years from us.

This project is the second that I carry out together with Carlos Espada (@carlosespadaapo), who with only his eyes due to the terminal disease called ALS monitors and programs the captures of his observatory, and I carry out the image processing. It is once again an honor for me to be able to collaborate with him and to be able to treat his data with the greatest care possible.

144 shots of 5 minutes of exposure, 1/3 with each filter: UVIRCUT, IDAS D1 when there was a moon, and L-enhance to remove the nebulae. Integrating 12 hours of exposure time.

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M33 - Triangulum Galaxy, Marc Abelló