M33 - The Triangle Galaxy

M33


Acquisition
Date/Time: 2010/10/09 @ 20:43 EDT (2010/10/10 00:43 UTC).
Light Frames: 30 frames x 120 seconds @ 800 ISO (total = 60 minutes).
Dark Frames: 10 frames x 120 seconds @ 800 ISO (total = 20 minutes).
Instrument: Celestron 8 @ f/6.3 (Hirsch Focal Reducer), Canon Rebel Xs (not modified).
Filtering: No filtering.
Guiding: Orion 80 Short Tube @ f/5, Orion StarShoot Auto-guider and PHD Guiding.
Location: Hemmingford, QC, Canada (LO = -73 35 12 LA = 45 03 01).


Conditions
Transparency: 3/5
Turbulence: 2.5/5


Processing
Processed with DeepSky Stacker, the Gimp and NeatImage.


Comments
Quite a good image given the average conditions. Good amount of details in the central region.
Limit Magnitude: ~17.2.