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M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is just BARELY visible to the naked eye under perfect dark-sky conditions. Its surface brightness is quite a bit lower than that of M31 the Andromeda Galaxy. Use binoculars or the lowest-power eyepiece on your telescope!

You can find M33 in constellation Triangulum with this finder chart:


1 posted on 12/01/2002 11:31:22 PM PST by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 12/01/2002 11:32:26 PM PST by petuniasevan
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