M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
Date image was taken: 9/13/2020
Image Title: M33 - Triangulum Galaxy
Image Description and Details : About 3 million light years away from us is M33 (or NGC 598).
It is a spiral galaxy that takes its name from the constellation that contains it.
The Triangle Galaxy is also the second closest Galaxy to us after the Andromeda Galaxy.
Inside, Herschel has cataloged an HII region (NGC 604), one of the largest known regions containing ionized hydrogen, in fact it has a diameter of almost 1,500 light years and is therefore about 40 times larger than the visible part of the Orion Nebula.
Imaging telescopes or lenses:GSO 200/800 F/4
Imaging cameras:Nikon D5100 full Spectrum Modded
Mounts:Losmandy G11
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Sky-Watcher 80/400 f5 acro
Guiding cameras:QHYCCD5L-II-M
Software:PixInsight , Astro Photography Tool - APT Astro Photography tool , Adobe Photoshop CC Photoshop CC 2017
Filters:Optolong UV/IR Cut
Accessory:OnStep by Howard Dutton OnStep , Explore Scientific HRCC Coma Corrector , Selfmade Peltier CoolingBox
Dates:13 Sep 2020 , 14 Sep 2020
Frames:Optolong UV/IR Cut: 85x300" ISO200 5C
Integration: 7.1 hours
Darks: ~30
Flats: ~20
Bias: ~100
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Temperature: 15.00
RA center: 1h 33' 53"
DEC center: +30° 39' 3"
Pixel scale: 1.160 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.926 degrees
Resolution: 4770x3210
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