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M33 Pinwheel (Triangulum) Galaxy from DSC Headcorn M33, known as the Pinwheel Galaxy or the Triangulum Galaxy is a face-on galaxy located relatively close to the Milky Way at approximately 2.3 million light-years, in the Constellation Triangulum. It can be seen in binoculars as a faint glow as its light is spread out over a large field of view. M33 is a member of our local group of galaxies, the third largest at 50,000 light-years in diameter, and is probably a satellite galaxy of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. M33's galactic arms appear turbulent with many HII regions, glowing in red, and hot blue stars, which high resolution images bring out nicely. Link-words: Messier Galaxy

M33 Pinwheel (Triangulum) Galaxy from DSC Headcorn

M33, known as the Pinwheel Galaxy or the Triangulum Galaxy is a face-on galaxy located relatively close to the Milky Way at approximately 2.3 million light-years, in the Constellation Triangulum. It can be seen in binoculars as a faint glow as its light is spread out over a large field of view. M33 is a member of our local group of galaxies, the third largest at 50,000 light-years in diameter, and is probably a satellite galaxy of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. M33's galactic arms appear turbulent with many HII regions, glowing in red, and hot blue stars, which high resolution images bring out nicely.

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Filename:CS_M33-20050808.jpg
Album name:CSuddell / Messier Objects
Rating (1 votes):33333
Link-words:Messier / Galaxy
Image date, time and location:This image was taken during our summer Deep Sky Camp at Headcorn on the 8th August 2005
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:This image was taken using a SkyWatcher ED80, on a EQ6 SkyScan mount and a Starlight Express HX916 Camera, 32 minutes of integration of 2 minute sub frames binned 2x2. No filters used.
Filesize:68 KiB
Date added:Aug 24, 2005
Dimensions:650 x 515 pixels
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