Tuesday October 29, 2024

Try the Triangulum Galaxy (all night)

The Triangulum Galaxy, also known as Messier 33 and NGC 598, is a large,
nearly face-on, SA-type spiral galaxy located 2.8 million light-years away
from us. M33 is located close to the western edge of the constellation of Triangulum, seven degrees southeast of the bright star Mirach (Beta Andromedae). Under very dark sky conditions, some sharp-eyed observers have been able to see this low surface brightness member of our local galaxy group, making it the farthest object detectable by the unaided human eye. Binoculars and long-exposure images reveal that the galaxy subtends an angle of 1 x 0.66 degrees, with the long axis approximately north-south.


(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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