SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Ron Brooks
Location of Photo:
Erwinna, PA - Bucks County
Date/Time of photo:
6 nights October and November 2025 61h 40m total integration
Equipment:
William Optics RedCat 51 @ 250mm FL, ZWO ASI2600MM, Antlia V-Pro LRGB and Antlia V-Pro 3nm Ha and OIII filters, ZWO ASI120MM camera and William Optics 32mm UniGuide scope, ZWO AM5 mount and ZWO ASIAIR Plus
Description:
The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) drifts through a faint foreground of interstellar cirrus in this deep portrait of one of the Local Group’s most delicate spirals. Brown filaments trace high-latitude dust in the Milky Way, reflecting the combined light of distant stars, while faint red H-alpha veils reveal widespread ionized gas along this line of sight Beyond this translucent foreground, M33’s loosely wound spiral disk glows with scattered H II regions marking active star formation. The layered scene emphasizes depth, showing how even our clearest extragalactic views are shaped by structure within our own galaxy.
