Observation by Adam Rawlinson: Messier 33

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Oct 08 - 21:45

Uploaded

2023 Oct 08 - 21:50

Objects

The Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
NGC6049

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Constellation

Triangulum

Field centre

RA: 01^h33^m
Dec: +30°36'
Position angle: -34°41'

Field size

1°08' × 0°52'

Equipment

Skywatcher EQ6 - pier mounted
SX Trius 694 Colour
Primaluce Airy 102 APO

Exposure

3500 from 250subs

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

M33 (NGC 598)

Title

Messier 33

About this image

This is a great object

M33 is a member of our local group, about 14,000lyrs distant and this image nicely shows the spiral structure as well as active star forming regions (where hydrogen is being heated and emitting the charateristic red)

This galaxy is 73 × 45 arcminutes across so pretty big and is a naked eye object in dark skies. It apparently bucks the trend in not having a central super massive black hole.

The seperatley catalogued NGC 604 is visible in the image here to the centre left - this is a star forming region about 40 larger than the Orion Nebular we see in our own galaxy.

Files associated with this observation

m33-3500sec.jpg (443.9 kB)

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Simon Paul Davis, Nicholas Freeman, Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland, Mark Fairfax

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