The Triangulum Galaxy

This is a spiral galaxy about 3 million light years away and at 73×45 arc minutes it appears relatively large in our sky. It is in fact the 3rd largest galaxy in our local group, with a visual brightness of mag 5.7.

Image Data UHC filtered
Focal Length 500mm
Focal Ratio f4
Exposure 3 hrs 35 mins

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