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M33 - Triangulum Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Triangulum

Distance

3.2M light years

Magnitude

5.72

Size

70.8 x 41.7 arc-min

Image

Date

2017-09-20 / 2019-09-21

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

HaLRGB 240:240:120:120:120 mins @ -15C

HAlpha 12x20, Lum 48x5, R 24x5, G 24x5, B 24x5

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG STL-6303E

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

Internal CFW, Astrodon LRGB, Ha (3nm)

Software

TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PhotoShop CS6, eXcalibrator