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The core of M33 can be seen with the naked eye in a dark sky. It is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye, excepting supernovae.
  • Object: Galaxy M33 in Triangulum
  • Distance: 2.7 million light years
  • Diameter: 60,000 light years
  • Exposures: 90m @ f/6.75 + 75m @ f/9
  • Telescope: Astro-Physics 180 EDT
  • Mount: Paramount GT1100S
  • Guiding: SBIG STV
  • Camera: Olympus OM-1
  • Film: hypered Kodak PPF 400
  • Location: Mayhill, NM
  • Date: 26-Sep-00 04:03, 22:43 MDT
  • Conditions: transparency 4/10, seeing 4/10, 6.5 LVM, 60° F, 5 MPH
  • Processing: Polaroid SprintScan 4000, Auriga Imaging RegiStar 1.0.6, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1, SGBNR 1.0.9.58

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