Object: M33 Triangulum Galaxy
Equipment: FSQ-106N on Astro-Physics 1200GTO
mount; SBIG ST-8300
Exposure/Processing: 14 x 200s RGB each; 23 x 200s luminance;
Processed Maxim DL and Photoshop.
Location/Date: CSPG Chiefland
Fall Star Party, 29 October 2011
Comment: M33 is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years from Earth and 50,000 light years in diameter and viewed in the constellation Triangulum. It is referred to as the Triangulum galaxy or as the Pinwheel galaxy. It is the third largest galaxy in the local group of galaxies that include Andromeda, the Milky Way and M33.
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