Observation by Alex Pratt: (433) Eros and M33

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Alex Pratt

Observer

Alex Pratt

Observed

2026 Jan 05 - 18:47

Uploaded

2026 Jan 06 - 08:56

Objects

433 Eros
The Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

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Constellation

Triangulum

Field centre

RA: 01^h33^m
Dec: +30°30'
Position angle: +5°37'

Field size

2°06' × 1°34'

Equipment

135mm f/2.8 telephoto lens
QHY5L-II-M CMOS camera
SharpCap LiveStacking

Exposure

300 x 3s

Location

Z92 - Leeds, West Yorkshire (Bortle 7)

Target name

(433) Eros and M33

Title

(433) Eros and M33

About this image

Near-Earth asteroid (433) Eros (mag ~10.8) traversing a ghostly M33. For casual observations I like to employ simple equipment such as one of my venerable M42-thread camera lenses and my little QHY-5L-II mono camera.

Files associated with this observation

Eros_M33_20260105_1847_ARP.png (1003.0 kB)

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