Messier M33
Objects Information
- Messier object: M33
- Common name for Messier object: Triangulum Galaxy
- NGC (New General Catalog) number: NGC 598
- Discription: Spiral Galaxy
- Located in
constellation:
Triangulum
- Right ascension in hours minutes: 1:33.9
- Declination in degrees minutes: 30:39
- Visual magnitude: 5.7
- Size: 73 x 45 arc minutes
- Image orientation: North is top, East is left
- Detailed discription of
M33 in
SEDS Messier database
Photo Information
- 41 x 60 seconds, sky tracked, not guided
- Date of observation: August 27, 2006
- Time at end of first CCD image 1:57 PDT
- Time at end of last CCD image 3:45 PDT
- Observing Location: Oregon Star Party
- M33 photo featured on Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
StarShoot Image Gallery
Imaging Equipment
- Telescope: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars 80mm ED Apochromatic Refractor, 600mm focal length, f/7.5 focal ratio
- Vixen 2680 flip mirror
- Edmund Optics T-Mount 25mm extension tube (48mm barrel)
- Baader Planetarium T-2 Quick Changer System (T2-06 and T2-07)
- Camera: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars
StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera
- TeleVue 32mm Plossl was used on the top port of the Vixen flip mirror
- Telescope Mount: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sirius EQ-G with GoTo Controller
Imaging Processing
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