Messier 33

       Triangulum Galaxy

 Spiral Galaxy

 In constellation Triangulum

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M33 is the third largest galaxy in our local group

 including our own Milky Way and is located 2.92

 million light years away. M33 is 60,000 light years

 across and weighs 40  billion solar masses. M33 is

 difficult to observe due to its very low surface brightness.

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RA 01^h 33^m 50.90^s : DEC +30° 39′ 36.0″

M33 has a magnitude (brightness) of 6.3

and its size is 70'.8 x 41'.7

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm [image cropped to fit]

Imaging Camera : Canon Rebel XTi [400D]

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount : Manually Guided using GSTAR-EX

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60 x 150 second exposures [150 minutes]

at ISO 800 [image cropped to fit].

Imaged during 1/2 moon lit skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

13&14&15 /02/2008