| Triangulum Galaxy, type S | |
|---|---|
| R.A. | 1h 34m 7.778s (2000.0) |
| Dec. | +30° 41' 15.17" (2000.0) |
| Apparent Size | 68.7 x 41.6' |
| Radial Velocity | -180 km/s |
| Magnitude | 5.71 |
| Distance | 3 million light years |
| Group of Galaxies | N/A |
| Other IDs | UGC1117, MCG 5-4-69, , PGC5818 |
| Scope | 10" f10 meade at f3.3 |
| Mount | Vixen GP-DX unguided |
| Exposure | 95 x 30 sec |
| Post-processing | Dark framed & aligned, DDP, 2 x low pass, 1 x high pass in AA |
| Filters | None |
| Camera | Starlight Express hx516 |
| Location | Claines Top Observatory |
| Date | 9th Nov 2004 |
1st deep sky image with my meade. First real deep sky image from my new observatory. Also first time using my f3.3 focal reducer ! No filters were used ( not even IR ) . A total of 100 x 30 sec exposures were taken, of which 95 were used. Reasonably breezy & very cold!