Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  IC 131  ·  IC 135  ·  IC 136  ·  IC 137  ·  IC 142  ·  IC 143  ·  M 33  ·  NGC 592  ·  NGC 595  ·  NGC 598  ·  NGC 604  ·  Triangulum Galaxy  ·  Triangulum Pinwheel
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M33   Triangulum Galaxy -- LRGB, Michael Sherick
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy -- LRGB

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy -- LRGB

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Revision 11-12-22:     Applied color contrast enhancement to galaxy arms...

Imaged 10-26-22 from the Sagrada Observatory, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Telescope:  24"RC   CCD Camera:  FLI PL-09000  Gen II Filters

Image data for this image was:  68 x 300 seconds Luminance 1x1; 34 x 300 seconds each RGB binned 2x2.

This image of M33 the Triangulum Galaxy -- sometimes called  "The PinWheel Galaxy"  -- is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum.   Located about 3.2 Mly distant from Earth.  This galaxy has a somewhat "granular"  appearance, with a bar-like structure.  Within its arms are many star-forming regions.

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M33   Triangulum Galaxy -- LRGB, Michael Sherick