The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy around 2.7 million ly. away from Earth. It is located in the constellation Triangulum. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, right after the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. For me this one of the best pictures I was able to capture so far. And again it is amazing to see what is possible with an amateur telescope and a mid-range CCD camera!
 | Date | 2014/09/20 |
 | Location | Böblingen / Germany |
 | Object | Triangulum Galaxy (M33) |
 | Camera | Atik383L+ |
 | Guiding | yes, DMK31AU03.AS via OAG |
 | Telescope | 8" GSO Newtonian |
 | Barlow lens | none |
 | Mount | EQ6 Syntrek |
 | Cooling | -15°C |
 | Luminance | 6x 600s, bin: 1x1 |
 | Red | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Green | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Blue | 5x 300s, bin: 2x2 |
 | Dark | 10x |
 | Flat | 10x |
 | Total exposure | ~2h15m |
The image is also available in full resolution.
Clear skies!
Last updated: June 20, 2022 at 9:43 am
