Wednesday 13 August 2014

Triangulum galaxy snapped by VST

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Triangulum galaxy snapped by VST
Paris (SPX) Aug 13, 2014 - Messier 33, otherwise known as NGC 598, is located about three million light-years away in the small northern constellation of Triangulum (The Triangle). Often known as the Triangulum Galaxy it was observed by the French comet hunter Charles Messier in August 1764, who listed it as number 33 in his famous list of prominent nebulae and star clusters. However, he was not the first to record ... more


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