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M33 Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy is part of the local group of galaxies that includes our own Milky Way Galaxy as well as the M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Located 3 million light-years from Earth, it is 50,000 light-years across. It can sometimes be seen with the naked eye, although only on rare and extremely dark nights. North is to the right.

Scope/Mount: AstroTech AT8RC 8" F8 Ritchey-Chretien with Astro-Physics CCDT67 Focal Reducer, Celestron CI-700 Mount

Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro V2 one-shot color
Guiding: QHY5L-IIM through Orion Deluxe OAG, PHD guiding software
Exposure: (12) 10 min
Software: Nebulosity, PhotoShop CS2
Comment: 10-22-2016, Tierra del Sol, CA, good conditions - until the clouds came and cut the exposure time short.