M33
"Pinwheel" Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
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Exposure Data: An LRGB image of 15:15:15:15 minutes taken with a SBIG ST-10XE/CFW-8A CCD camera with Astrodon LRGB filters. North is to the right of the image.
Telescope: TEC 140 refractor @ f/5.1, using an Astro-Physics CCD telecompressor,
Mount and Guiding: A Losmandy G11 mount autoguided by an SBIG ST-4 off-axis with a modified Lumicon Giant Easy Guider.
Location and Date: North Groton, NH on 8-4-05
Notes: Intermittent clouds and poor sky transparency limited the total exposure time and depth of several sub exposures.