M33 Triangulum Galaxy

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menardre
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy

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I was able to image M33 last night. I took 50 exposures of 4 minutes along with darks & flats. I used SGP to control the focus and imaging, PHD2 for autoguiding, and Images Plus for post processing. I used my ZWO ASI 071 attached to Celestron Off-axis guider using my Stellarium 90mm refractor. Lodestar was also attached to off-axis guider for autoguiding. I previously tried this object using my CPC1100 SCT, but the Triangulum galaxy is actually too large, it did not entirely fit in the filed of view.
M33 is a spiral galaxy about 2.72 Million Light years away. It is the third largest galaxy in the Local Group of galaxies.

Roger
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Beautiful job, Roger. Really nive image.

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Well done Roger. Amazing what you do with 90mm!
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Beautiful image, Roger.
That field of view worked out really well, and I really like how you handled the processing.
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Awesome, Roger! One of my favorites for sure. 8)
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Awesome indeed.

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Well done Roger, thanks for sharing.
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Wow stunning. 8)
Clear skies,

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