| "The sky is the ultimate art gallery just above us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 82) |
Astrophotography by Jason Jennings |
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| Nebulae :: NGC460 | |
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| Object | NGC460 |
| Comment |
The Small Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Tucana contains several HII regions within its irregular structure. Most are active star forming regions similar to the presented image. Here the vibrant open cluster NGC460 is surrounded by a complex array of nebulosity comprising of hydrogen (red) and oxygen (blue/teal). The bright oxygen shell beneath the cluster is NGC456. NGC460 was discovered in 1834 by John Herschel. An annotated image produced by Sakib Rasool is available here for reference. Thanks Sakib. Image is a [HA+L][HA+R]GB composite with an OIII overlay clipping mask. |
| Optics | Modified ASA N16 Astrograph F/3.5 (1420mm FL) |
| Camera | Apogee Aspen CG16070 - 1x1 bin (image scale: 1.07 arcsec/pix) |
| Mount | Software Bisque Paramount ME |
| Exposure | Total exposure time: 9.5 hours |
| Date | October 2015 |