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      NGC 1763
      Wallpaper author:
      sauro gaudenzi

      05 Dec 2023

      NGC 1763

      NGC 1763 (also known as N11 B, LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20) is an emission nebula with an embedded star cluster in the Dorado constellation in the Large Magellanic Cloud, It is very bright, very large and very irregular. Its apparent size is about 3.0-5.0 arcmin. It is part of a large region of stars called LMC-N11 (N11) which was discovered with a 23-cm telescope by the astronomer James Dunlop in 1826 and was also observed by John Herschel in 1834. The nebula itself is catalogued under LHA 120-N 11B (N11 B), LH 10 or ESO 85-EN20. It is also part of an area commonly known as the Bean Nebula

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 1763

      7 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
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        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
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        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 74.2146 Dec -66.40694
      • Hemisphere
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        Southern
      • Telescope location
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        Chile
      • Transient event
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        No
      • Observed on
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        21 Aug 2021 - 05 Aug 2022
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      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha6003h20m20
      SII6003h20m20
      OIII6003h10m19

      NGC 1763