Object: The Triangulum Galaxy – M33 (2012)
(Messier 33 or NGC 598)
M33 is a spiral galaxy in our “local group” of galaxies and is located in the constellation of Triangulum. Located about 3000 light-years away it is the 3rd largest galaxy in our local group after Andromeda and our galaxy and is sometimes referred to as the pinwheel galaxy, a nickname is shares with M101. M33 contains about 40 billion stars, has a mass of 50 trillion solar masses and is about 50,000 light years across.
Acquisition Date: 12/14/2012
Camera: SBIG ST8300M @ -12°C
Telescope: Stellarvue SV105T (f/7)
Mount: Losmandy G11 with Gemini II
Guidescope: 50mm finder/guider
Guide Camera: Orion SSAG
Filters:
-Luminance: 18 x 5 min. (90 min.)
-Red: 8 x 5 min. (40 min.)
-Green: 8 x 5 min. (40 min.)
-Blue: 8 x 5 min. (40 min.)
Total Exposure: 210min. (3.5hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
Comments:
- LRGB done with IDAS LP2 48mm light pollution filter
- Stellarvue SFF7-21 field flattener.
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