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Telescope: Astro-Physics 160 EDF | Description: The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group 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. (Wiki) |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1600 GTO | Constellation: Triangulum |
Camera: SBIG STX 16803 with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding:SBIG ST402 Guider | Type: Spiral Galaxy |
Exposure Data: LRGB, 4 hours ea RGB, 7 hours Luminance | Position: R.A. 01h 33m 50s Dec +30° 39' 36.7" |
Processed using Maxim data aquisition, PixInsight and PhotoShop image processing | Date: October 2019 |
Data Acquisiton, Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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