Featured image of post M33

M33

M33 picture, 6h 20

M33

Informations

M33 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is also known as the Triangulum Galaxy. The galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 54 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. The Triangulum Galaxy is located approximately 3 million light-years from Earth and has a diameter of about 60,000 light-years. It is composed of about 40 billion stars. This faint blue color is due to the presence of many young, hot stars in the galaxy. The galaxy is also home to many star-forming regions, which are areas where new stars are being born. The Triangulum Galaxy is a popular target for amateur astronomers because of its relative proximity to Earth and its large size. It is best viewed from the Northern Hemisphere in the autumn months.

Acquisition details

On the image I took we can see a lot of nebulosity which was a big surprise for me considering I am in a very light polluted area and wasnยดt using a narrowband filter. We can clearly see the shape of NGC 604, a giant HII region in the galaxy, featured in the bottom left corner of the image.

Photo details

๐Ÿ“ท Camera: ZWO ASI 585mc pro

๐Ÿ”ญ Scope: Quattro 150p

๐ŸŽฏ Guiding: ZWO ASI 120mm mini monochrome + SVBONY SV106 guidescope

โš™๏ธ Mount: Celestrong cg-5 goto

๐ŸŽจ Filter: UV/IR Cut filter

โฑ Exposure: 30s x 740

๐ŸŒŒ ISO: 255

๐ŸŒ‡ Bortle: 7

๐Ÿ–ฅ Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Siril, Starnet ++, Astrosharper, Photoshop

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Last updated on Nov 29, 2024 00:20 UTC
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