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| Object: | M33 in Triangulum |
| Date: | 9/2/2005 |
| Site: | Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park |
| Condition: | Fabulously dark sky |
| Optics: | 180/2.8 ED AF Nikkor @ F4, manual guiding with C9.25/G11 |
| Filters: | Lumicon MV |
| Camera: | Nikon D50, NR off |
| Exposure/ISO: | 6 exposures total of 48 minutes @ ISO 800 |
| Processing: | Photoshop: LFF subraction, levels, unsharp mask |
| Comments: | 180 mm focal length is really a bit short for this object. The galaxy measures only 200x350 pixels in the original 6MP image. But, with dark sky, it is remarkable what a little lens can show. M33 is about 2.6 million light-years away. It belongs to the Local Group of galaxies along with our own Milky Way and the great Andromeda galaxy. It is average in size though it is small compared to its two better known neighbors. |