The Triangulum Galaxy - M33
Even in dark skies, this is a difficult naked eye object given its low surface brightness. However, we could see it fine with the naked eye from Eaglet Lake. Once spotted, it reveals that we are seeing it in ehough of a plan view to easily make out its spiral arms pinwheeling around the brighter core. Larger telescopes can bring out much more detail than seen here. In 2007, the largest stellar mass black hole yet detected, some 16 times as massive as our sun, was discovered at the center of M33. Eaglet Lake, BC. Sep 05, 2013.
The Triangulum Galaxy - M33
Even in dark skies, this is a difficult naked eye object given its low surface brightness. However, we could see it fine with the naked eye from Eaglet Lake. Once spotted, it reveals that we are seeing it in ehough of a plan view to easily make out its spiral arms pinwheeling around the brighter core. Larger telescopes can bring out much more detail than seen here. In 2007, the largest stellar mass black hole yet detected, some 16 times as massive as our sun, was discovered at the center of M33. Eaglet Lake, BC. Sep 05, 2013.