M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum

M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum

Image Details

  • OSC = 8 hours
  • Takahashi FSQ-106ED
  • ZWO ASI533MC Pro
  • Optolong L-Quad Enhance
  • Seti Astro Suite Pro and Photoshop CC
  • 10/16/2026 and 10/17/2026
  • Mead, Colorado

"The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.878 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,120 light-years), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way." - Wikipedia - Triangulum Galaxy