M33 // The Triangulum Galaxy

by stargazer Email

//////////////////////////////////////////// OPiNiON & FACTS /.

m33, also called the triangulum galaxy, is a spiral galaxy about 3 million lightyears
away in the constellation triangulum. its the third largest galaxy in the local group,
a group of galaxies that also contains the milky way and the andromeda galaxy and
it may be a gravitationally bound companion of the andromeda galaxy.
m33 has an apparent magnitude of 6.2. Heres the image i made:

triangulum galaxy m33


///////////////////////////////////////// OBSERVATiON DATA /.

Observer, Objectinfo: monolog @ M33 (The Triangulum Galaxy)
Date, Time, Location: 16.08.2009 / 02:10 CET / alt 447m
Telescope, Mount: 10" Newton on EQ6 Pro (SynScan GoTo)
Cam, Exposure: EOS 20D DSLR / x * 30Sec. iSO 800 - 3200

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