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M33 Triangulum Galaxy

16 Oct 2026

M33 Triangulum Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy M33 in Triangulum

© Alan Cayless all rights reserved.

Smaller and slightly more distant than M31, M33 is a spiral galaxy in Triangulum. Seen more face-on than M31, the spiral arms are picked out in clusters of recently-formed bright blue stars in between red clouds of Hydrogen.

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