The Triangulum Galaxy – M33 (2017)

Object: The Triangulum Galaxy – M33 (2017)

(Messier 33 or NGC 598)

M33 is a spiral galaxy in our “local group” of galaxies and is located in the constellation of Triangulum. Located about 3000 light-years away it is the 3rd largest galaxy in our local group after Andromeda and our galaxy and is sometimes referred to as the pinwheel galaxy, a nickname is shares with M101. M33 contains about 40 billion stars, has a mass of 50 trillion solar masses and it about 50,000 light years across.

 

- Acquisition Date: 09/21/2017 to 09/25/2017

- Location: Chester, Nova Scotia Canada

- Camera: SBIG STF8300M @ -15°C

- Telescope: Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106EDX-III @f/5

- Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100

- Guide scope: Off Axis Guiding

- Guide Camera: Starlight Express Lodestar 2

Filters:

-Luminance14 x 10 min. (140 min.)

-Red:11 x 10 min. (110 min.)

-Green:12 x 10 min. (120 min.)

-Blue:13 x 10 min. (130 min.)

Total Exposure: 500min. (8.3hr)

 

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