Small Magellanic Cloud
This is an image of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). It is a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light years away across the constellations of Tucana and Hydrus. It measures about 19,000 light years in diameter and contains hundreds of millions of stars. It is one of the most distant objects visible with the naked eye.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Camera
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Location
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Location
Yass, NSW 2582, Australia
Date of observation
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Date of observation
10 August 2022
Filters
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Filters
Astrodon 2GEN, Ha (3nm), OIII(3nm), SII(3nm)
Processing
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Processing
Pixinsight and Photoshop
Credits
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Credits
Bernard Miller/Telescope Live
