Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
25 Oct 2022
LMC nebulae around NGC 2029
NGC 2029 is an open cluster surrounded by a nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC).
LMC can be found in the constellation of Dorado at about 163.000 light-years from Earth.
The LMC hosts numerous gas clouds that are generally star birth sites.
Right of NGC 2029 one can find Henize N62, a beautiful emission nebula with veil-like structures.
Image acquired with CHI-1 (Planewave CDK24), data from 7 one click observations.
Total exposure time 420 minutes
SHO: 14 subs of 600s with each filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2029
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.9458 Dec -66.19
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Oct 2022 - 07 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 540 | 3h | 20 |
| SII | 632 | 3h20m | 19 |
| Halpha | 632 | 3h20m | 19 |