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M 33 - Triangulum Galaxy
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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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  • NGC 1502, The Jolly Roger Cluster, is a young open cluster of approximately 60 stars in the constellation Camelopardalis. It has a visual magnitude of 6.0 and thus is dimly visible to the naked eye in dark skies. This cluster is located at a distance of approximately 3,500 light years from the Sun, at the outer edge of the Cam OB1 association of co-moving stars, and is likely part of the Orion Arm. <br /> <br /> The Trumpler class of NGC 1502 is II3p, indicating a poorly populated cluster of stars with a wide brightness range. The main sequence turnoff point is not well-defined, so the age estimates range from five to fifteen million years. It is heavily reddened due to interstellar dust.<br /> <br /> The reason I chose to image the cluster in a fairly wide field of view (120/840mm) was to collect the core cluster amongst the backdrop of a less cluttered starfield. I found this better defines the cluster so it doesn't get lost among the stars. There is a visual double star and eleven variable stars with four candidate variables among the 60 cluster members. A small family of 60 young stars is easier to relate to burning brightly in our night sky for the entire existance of humans, and millions of years before.
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