M33

Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light years 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.

  • Magnitude: 5.72
  • Distance: 2.724 Mly
  • Apparent size: 1°08'42" x 0°41'36"
  • Date: November 30th - 2019
  • Integration Time: 2.0 hrs
  • Telescope: TS Photoline 102/715 x 0.79
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-Synscan Go-To
  • Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-c
  • Filters: LRGB

February 2021. This image of M33 is of the same data as above. But I did a complete new reprocess using PixInsight this time.

  • Date: September 4,5 - 2021
  • Integration Time: 7.05 hrs
  • Telescope: TS Photoline 130/910 at f5.5
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-Synscan Go-To
  • Camera: QHY168C
  • Filters: none