| M 33 Pinwheel (Triangulum) Galaxy
The Pinwheel Galaxy is located in the constellation of Triangulum. This galaxy shines at an overall magnitude of 6.21 and is 70' x 42' arc minutes in size. At a distance of 2.3 million light years it is the second closet spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. M33 is among the brightest galaxies visible through small telescopes and binoculars. When you look at this galaxy you are looking at light that left it 2.3 million years ago. Some people can actually see this galaxy with the unaided eye at a dark sky site. |
| Telescope / Lens | Orion ED80 Refractor .8 Tele-Vue Reducer f/6 |
| Mount Type | G11 Gemini V3 |
| Camera | ST8XME (SBIG) |
| Filters | CFW8a Custom Scientific CRGB |
| Film | CCD |
| Exposure | LRGB 115 minutes.; L: 60, R:15, G:15, B:25 |
| Processing | CCDSoft, AIP4Win, Photoshop CS2 |
| Date | 9-29-2006 |
| Location | Eagles Rest, 15 miles
South of Dexter, Oregon 122° 44' 07" 38" W - 43° 50' N |
| Conditions | 2500' magnitude 6+ Skies; Clear & Steady |