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The Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy, also known as M33 or NGC598 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum. It lies only about 2,8 million light years away and is a member of the Local Group of galaxies, where also the Milky Way is. Because of its small distance, it's one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky. When you are far from cities in a place with almost no light pollution, you can see it even with the naked eye - in this case, it's the furthest object visible without a telescope. It is possible, that this galaxy is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, but it's not still clear. It has about 60 thousand light years across and includes over 40 billion stars.
I took this image with a borrowed telescope Vixen 81S, which has excellent optics and doesn't need any coma corrector. It's only a side product from that night, when I tried to take my first asteroid (but haven't processed it yet), and in addition, I took it, when I was sleeping. I just left it in my backyard, because I had been so exhausted. 😅 So pretty happy with this image, there are crazy details, although it is made only from 2 hours of data!
Canon EOS 760D (unmodified)
Vixen 81S, EQ-5 mount
EXIF: 116x60sec (1 hour 56 minutes in total), ISO 3200
No calibration frames
Processed in DSS, Siril, StarNet++, and Photoshop
18/08/2023, Mašov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)
The Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy, also known as M33 or NGC598 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Triangulum. It lies only about 2,8 million light years away and is a member of the Local Group of galaxies, where also the Milky Way is. Because of its small distance, it's one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky. When you are far from cities in a place with almost no light pollution, you can see it even with the naked eye - in this case, it's the furthest object visible without a telescope. It is possible, that this galaxy is a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy, but it's not still clear. It has about 60 thousand light years across and includes over 40 billion stars.
I took this image with a borrowed telescope Vixen 81S, which has excellent optics and doesn't need any coma corrector. It's only a side product from that night, when I tried to take my first asteroid (but haven't processed it yet), and in addition, I took it, when I was sleeping. I just left it in my backyard, because I had been so exhausted. 😅 So pretty happy with this image, there are crazy details, although it is made only from 2 hours of data!
Canon EOS 760D (unmodified)
Vixen 81S, EQ-5 mount
EXIF: 116x60sec (1 hour 56 minutes in total), ISO 3200
No calibration frames
Processed in DSS, Siril, StarNet++, and Photoshop
18/08/2023, Mašov, Czech Republic (Bortle 5)