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Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
From Wikipedia:
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.
Details:
18 x 900s, ISO 800
10 Darks, 300 Bias, 100 Flats
Equipment: Explore Scientific ES80ED APO Triplet, Canon 450D, Hutech LPS D1, Televue 0.8x Reducer/Flattener, Orion Atlas EQ-G
Acquisition: Backyard EOS, PHD2, EQMOD, Cartes du Ciel, Astrotortilla
Calibration/Post-Processing: Pixinsight
Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy
From Wikipedia:
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.
Details:
18 x 900s, ISO 800
10 Darks, 300 Bias, 100 Flats
Equipment: Explore Scientific ES80ED APO Triplet, Canon 450D, Hutech LPS D1, Televue 0.8x Reducer/Flattener, Orion Atlas EQ-G
Acquisition: Backyard EOS, PHD2, EQMOD, Cartes du Ciel, Astrotortilla
Calibration/Post-Processing: Pixinsight