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M33 aka Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group (although the smaller Large and Small Magellanic Clouds may have been spirals before their encounters with the Milky Way), and is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy or on its rebound into the latter due to their interactions, velocities, and proximity to one another in the night sky. It also has an H II nucleus.

 

LRGB photo with Spectrophotometry Color Calibration. Ha and Oiii frames are also added to enhance the emission regions.

 

Full size:www.astrobin.com/dfjr46/D/

 

The picture was taken from Budapest (Bortle 5-6) on 3rd of December 2023 and 9th of Jan. 2024. ~15hrs total integration.

 

Integration:

Ha: 2h 10min

Oiii: 1h 15min

Luminance: 4h 12min

Red: 1h 16min 30sec

Green: 58min 30sec

Blue: 1h 22min 30sec

 

EQ6 belt mod

200/800 Newt. & Starizona Nexus 0.75,

Antlia 3nm SHO & ZWO LRGB filters

Asi 1600MM Pro

Asi 178MM guiding

 

Nina, Pixinsight, PS

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Uploaded on December 28, 2023
Taken on July 2, 2025