Small Magellanic Cloud HSO
Small Magellanic Cloud HSO
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), or Nubecula Minor, is a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way.Classified as a dwarf irregular galaxy, the SMC has a D25 isophotal diameter of about 5.78 kiloparsecs (18,900 light-years) and contains several hundred million stars. It has a total mass of approximately 7 billion solar masses.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
AUS-2-CCD
Camera
FLI PL 16803
Location
Australia
Date of observation
8 August 2022
Filters
HSO
Processing
Affinity Photo
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