Spiral galaxy Triangulum (Messier 33, NGC 598) of type Sc.

 Posted: Aug 16th, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera: Canon 200 Da
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 PRO SynScan
Guide Scope: SVBONY 60/240
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Mini
Software: APT, DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI
Accessories: Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov mask, Gemini 190 mm
Exposure:
154 x 90" ISO/Gain: 800
 Chelyabinsk, Starokamyshinsk, Russia
 Aug 12th, 2026
3 h 51 m
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Resolution: 6024x4020 px
Scale: 7270 KB

Spiral galaxy Triangulum (Messier 33, NGC 598), type Sc
A neighbor of our galaxy in the "community" of the Local Group: Triangulum Galaxy, Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy
The red spots in the galaxy's arms are regions of ionized hydrogen H II

Equipment:
Camera Canon EOS 200 Da.
Telescope Synta SkyWatcher 150/750, F/5
Mount HEQ-5 Pro
Bahtinov mask
Polar finder camera iOptron iPolar
Coma corrector Baader MPCC Mark III
Guider SVBONY 60/240, F/4
Guide camera ZWO ASI 120 Mini
Flat panel Gemini 190 mm

Software for imaging:
Astrophotography Tool, SharpCap (polar alignment), EQ-Mode, ASCOM, Cartes Du Ciel, PHD2

Suburb of Chelyabinsk, Starokamyshinsk area
Red light pollution zone. Class 7 on the Bortle scale.

Imaging on 11-12.08.2026
Total 154 light frames of 90 seconds each + 20 dark frames + 20 bias frames + 20 flat frames
ISO 800

Total integration time Σ=3h51'00"

Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker, FitsWork, FITStacker, Siril, Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI

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