Magellan's Larger Cloud - A Remarkable Object
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Magellan's Larger Cloud - A Remarkable Object
Two of the most remarkable objects in the heavens, shine bright in the southern skies. They were known as the Cape Clouds, to early navigators. And later they were named the Nubeculae Magellani or Little Clouds of Magellan after the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan who observed them on his historic voyage in 1519 from Spain to South America. They are now simply known as the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, or LMC and SMC for short.
This image is a two-panel RGB mosaic of the LMC that was created from one-click observations of the LMC and of the Tarantula nebula on the AUS-2 telescope. The total exposure time per filter, per panel, is around 30-40 minutes. I have created two versions of the mosaic, I would be interested to know which one you like, and what you liked about it.
Cameron :-)
This image is a two-panel RGB mosaic of the LMC that was created from one-click observations of the LMC and of the Tarantula nebula on the AUS-2 telescope. The total exposure time per filter, per panel, is around 30-40 minutes. I have created two versions of the mosaic, I would be interested to know which one you like, and what you liked about it.
Cameron :-)
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
AUS-2 - Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Heaven's Mirror Observatory, Australia
Date of observation
Tarantula Nebula 14/01, 15/01, 18/02, and LMC 17/02, 19/02, 19/02
Filters
Red, Green, Blue
Processing
APP + Photoshop + Topaz Noise AI
Credits
Awe & Wonder
Comments
Very well done Cameron.
Thanks, Jarmo. There is another mosaic possibility that I've been working on. You can combine the Carina Nebula with the Eta Carina one-click observations. Cameron :-)
Looks great! Good idea with a mosaic. I have been checking for a possible mosaic and did not realize there was one already available.