M33 -- Triangulum Galaxy

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Triangulum

Distance                 3000k light years

Magnitude               5.7

Size                       73x45 arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-10-10

Place                      Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data          LRGB  180:60:60:90 mins @ -15C

                             Clear 18x10, R 6x10, G 6x10, B 9x10

Notes                     R, G, B filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS