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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB), Ruben Barbosa
M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB)
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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB)

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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB), Ruben Barbosa
M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB)
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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB)

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* Image Acquisition by Jim Misti / Steven Mazlin (RGB) and Theodore Arampatzoglou (Halpha).

* Processing: Ruben Barbosa.

* Distance: 3 Mly.

The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33, NGC 598) is a spiral located about 3 million light-years in the direction of the Triangulum constellation and is between 40 and 60 thousand light-years in diameter.

In the image we can contemplate its arms exhibiting great HII regions, as well as blue stellar clouds composed essentially by young stars.

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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy (HaLRGB), Ruben Barbosa

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