NGC 346

NGC 346, a relatively young open cluster of stars and an associated emission nebula, ~210K ly away and 200 ly across in the constellation of Tucana. Situated in Small Magellanic Cloud. The cluster is home to many massive OB and O type stars and is still engaged in high-mass star formation, with members as young as two million years.

SHO 16h 20m (34:32:32x600s) false color image in the Hubble palette. Data from CHI-1 telescope, a Planewave CDK24 with FLI PL 9000 camera, and Astrodon 2nd GEN LRGB filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live telescope network. Taken on multiple dates, Sep - Oct 2022.

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