Triangulum Galaxy
Triangulum Galaxy: Andromeda, Milky Way and Triangulum Galaxy, which is about 3 million LY away, are the three big galaxies of our Local Group of Galaxies, which are gravitationally bound and will eventually probably merge to one gigantic galaxy. Within Triangulum Galaxy one can recognize many star generating regions besides dark dust bands and the spiral structure of the galaxy can also very well be recognized in this face-on view.
The image was taken at the observatory of IAS at Hakos Farm in Namibia.
Object |
Triangulum Galaxy |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
M 033 |
Constellation |
Triangulum |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/3 in corrected primary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
3 x 5min each Baader RGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark + Flat Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, Photoshop. Color Code RGB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 23 Nov 2011 |
Remark |
