The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.
Viewing Location – Crystal Lake Recreational Area
I was tired and tried to squeeze this in. Unfortunately the trees were in the way so I only got 20 minutes of decent viewing time. I got a slightly better image with 5 times less observation time than I did in my backyard (bortle 7).
- Lat/Lon: 34.32588, -117.83712
- Sky Magnitude: 20.65 magnitudes/square arcseconds
- Sky Luminance: 0.594 mcd/m2
- Bortle-scale: 4 (rural/suburban transition)… which isn’t bad for being only 1.25 hrs drive from my house.
Observation
- Catalog Designation: M33/NGC 598
- Celestial Coordinates: RA 01h 33m 50.02s | Dec +30° 39′ 36.7″
- Observation Duration: 1 night, 124 x 10sec = 20.67 minutes
- CCD temperature in degrees Celsius: 17
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Surrounding Constellation – Triangulum
Here’s a map showing where my photograph of M33 fits in the larger stellar field.
Very cool !!
I am amazed