Observation by Grant Privett: M33

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2022 Jan 20 - 20:00

Uploaded

2022 Jan 31 - 21:47

Objects

The Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

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Constellation

Triangulum

Field centre

RA: 01^h33^m
Dec: +30°39'
Position angle: -172°58'

Field size

0°34' × 0°27'

Equipment

300mm f/4 Newtonian

Exposure

233x 20s

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

M33

Title

M33

About this image

I still recall looking for M33 in an f/10 60mm refractor from North London when I was about 12. I failed. Just too dim and diffuse for somewhere that had 15 street lights within 100m.

Anyway, this is with the 300mm which I am still learning to drive. There were floodlights on, a few houses down, but I managed to get rid of most the sky glow. DDP helped. I don't normally use it but for this it did a pretty good job at emphasising detail - the AA8 instance of it seems to produce less exaggerated outputs than it did 10 years ago.

Really, I need a bigger CCD for this object but I'm happy that at least I'm starting to get the hang of the instrument.

Files associated with this observation

m33vx_ddp.jpg (828.7 kB)

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