Triangulum Galaxy M33

This galaxy is just below the Andromeda constellation in area near 3 semi bright stars that form a triangle and is in the Triangulum constellation.  The galaxy is face on when observing it from Earth and the surface brightness is very dim.  Sometimes it is difficult to find in a dark location.  When trying to find it with a telescope and telerad finder it isn't easy because there aren't very many stars to star hop.  This is a very rewarding galaxy to photograph because there is a lot of detail, dark lanes and star clusters.  This picture was done in 180s subframes with a total of 3 hours worth of data.


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