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748 views
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Name(s): |
M33 - Triangulum Galaxy |
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Date : |
2009-10-20 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low local light pollution, low humidity |
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Weather : |
-2°C |
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Moon : |
1 day |
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Setup : |
SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with SPC900 over SW 80/400 |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D |
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Exposure : |
30x300s ISO 800 |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
There are some 30 to 40 billion stars forming the Triangulum Galaxy. With a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, it is the third largest galaxy in the local group of galaxies which also contains the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, and it may be a gravitationally bound companion of the Andromeda Galaxy.
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Object size & distance |
70 arc minutes, 3 million ly |
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