Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598, and is sometimes informally referred to as the Pinwheel Galaxy, a nickname it shares with Messier 101. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy and about 44 other smaller galaxies. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye.
The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group and it is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy due to their interactions, velocities and proximity to one another in the night sky.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Software: Adobe Photoshop 5 CS, PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astronomik LUM 2", Astronomik Ha 6nm , Astronomik RGB 2"
Accessories: ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 3960x2570
Dates: Nov. 3, 2015, Nov. 4, 2015
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm : 4x600" bin 1x1
Astronomik LUM 2": 25x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik RGB 2": 45x300" bin 1x1
Integration: 6.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 22.11 days
Avg. Moon phase: 50.40%
RA center: 23.474 degrees
DEC center: 30.650 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.207 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -87.931 degrees
Field radius: 0.791 degrees
The galaxy is the smallest spiral galaxy in the Local Group and it is believed to be a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy due to their interactions, velocities and proximity to one another in the night sky.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi FSQ106ED
Imaging cameras: QSI 6120i
Mounts: Takahashi EM 400 Temma 2
Guiding cameras: QHY CCD QHY 5 II
Software: Adobe Photoshop 5 CS, PHD 2, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight , Sequence Generator Pro SGP
Filters: Astronomik LUM 2", Astronomik Ha 6nm , Astronomik RGB 2"
Accessories: ATIK EFW2
Resolution: 3960x2570
Dates: Nov. 3, 2015, Nov. 4, 2015
Frames:
Astronomik Ha 6nm : 4x600" bin 1x1
Astronomik LUM 2": 25x300" bin 1x1
Astronomik RGB 2": 45x300" bin 1x1
Integration: 6.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 22.11 days
Avg. Moon phase: 50.40%
RA center: 23.474 degrees
DEC center: 30.650 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.207 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: -87.931 degrees
Field radius: 0.791 degrees
