M 33 - Triangulum Galaxy
Messier 33 is the 3rd largest galaxy in our local group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and our Milky Way.. The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is one of the most distant permanent objects that can be viewed with the naked eye..
There's a ton of nebuosity in the galaxy as star formation abounds. There are numerous super bright globular clusters.
This image consists of 218 subs of a mix of 240 and 300 second exposures. The 240s were using the OPT L-pro filter. The 58 300s subs used the radian ultra quad-band filter to bring out a little Ha.
ASI2600MC Pro; EQ6r Pro, Esprit 120ED and a few other bits and pieces. Image acquisition via APT.
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