M33

NGC 598 Sc Galaxy in Triangulum
RA: 01h 33m
DEC: +30º 33´
Mag: 5.8

Scope/lens: Celestron R200SS f/4 reflector
Mount: GM 8
Guiding: ST-4 autoguider
Guidescope: 80mm refractor (400mm-f/5)

Film: Fujicolor HG 800
Exposure: 50 minutes

Location: Camino Cielo Rd., Santa Barbara, CA
Date: 12/4/99

Visually larger than the moon, M33 is one of our celestial neighbors. Part of the Local Group it is a little more than 2 million light-years away. This is about the same distance as is M31, the Andromeda Galaxy.

This image was made during first light for my new scope, an eight inch Celestron reflector, the R200ss.

© 1999 Anthony Galván III
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