NGC 2014 A Cosmic Reef
NGC 2014 A Cosmic Reef
The large nebula, NGC 2014, and its smaller blue neighbour, NGC 2020, are part of a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. NGC 2014 is nicknamed the “Cosmic Reef,” because it resembles an undersea world.
The small blue nebula as been shaped by by a young, massive Wolf-Rayet star.
The small blue nebula as been shaped by by a young, massive Wolf-Rayet star.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI ProLIne PL9000
Location
Chile
Date of observation
One Click Observations 30 August/4 September 2021
Filters
SHO
Processing
Affinity Photo
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