M33 - Spiral Galaxy

M33 - Spiral Galaxy (NGC 598)

M33 is located in The Triangulum and is a member of our local group of galaxies.  There are several knots in the spiral arms an the galaxy also has some very beautiful red patches.  It is estimated at about 3.0 million light years away moving towards us at about 182km/s.

Date:  02-11-02

Telescope: Tak FSQ 106        Camera:ST8XE                

Exposure Time: LRGB 90min 1x1bin ;30min;30min;30min; 2x2bin

Processing: Maxim,reduced, DDP, Adobe combined