Wide-field view of the Triangulum Galaxy showing the extent of the survey
This wide-field view shows the Triangulum Galaxy — also known as Messier 33 — as seen from the ground. The extent of the new huge mosaic created with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is shown by the irregularly shaped region and the main image presented here by the rectangle within it.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Digitized Sky Survey 2.
Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | heic1901e |
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| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 7 January 2019, 18:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1901 |
| Size: | 4620 x 3234 px |
About the Object
| Name: | M 33, Messier 33 |
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| Type: | Unspecified : Galaxy : Type : Spiral |
| Distance: | 3 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
