M33
Spiral
Galaxy in Triangulum
M33
- Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
by
Bob and Janice Fera
Parallax
Instruments 12.5" f/9 Ritchey Chretien
Hypered
Kodak Royal Gold 200 film
Two
90-minute exposures combined in Picture Window and enhanced in
Photoshop
Taken
September 15, 2001 from Mt. Pinos, CA
The
scope was not collimated properly when this photo was taken, hence
the unusual flares on some of the stars. However, the rest of
the image seems worthy of sharing. We'll give it another shot
next year!
Special
thanks go to Tony Hallas, who performed some Photoshop "magic"
on one of the exposures to remove the effects of a crease in the
film right in the middle of the galaxy.