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LMC nebulae around NGC 2029, Jan Scheers
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LMC nebulae around NGC 2029

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LMC nebulae around NGC 2029

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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 the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera from Telescope Live in El Sauce Observatory, Chile.

Total exposure time 420 minutes
SHO: 14 subs of 600s with each filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
Dataset Telescope Live.

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LMC nebulae around NGC 2029, Jan Scheers