NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.

Data/Processing Attribution

Data was purchased from Telescope Live and I did its processing only.

Distances/Size

Distance to the object- 3.2 million light years; angular size in the sky is about 71’ X 42’ (minutes); size of the galaxy is about 61,000 light years in diameter

Equipment

Mount-Software Bisque Paramount MX+ GEM; Scope- Takahashi, 106 mm aperture, 382mm focal length; Camera- QHY600 M Pro.

Observatory

Telescope Live, IC Astronomical Observatory, Spain.

Exposure

LRGB filters, total exposure- 15 hours 20 min.