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Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha, Adam Cox
Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha
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Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha, Adam Cox
Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha
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Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Target: Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha

A three panel mosaic of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) region captured during the August 'Super Blue Moon' .

17.75 hrs. integration total:
Approxiamately 6 hours of Ha per panel:
Panel 1: 60 x 360 sec
Panel 2: 56 x 360 sec
Panel 3: 61 x 360 sec

Date: Imaged over 31 August - 03 September 2023 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
  • Scope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 with Flattener
  • Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
  • Filters: 2" Antlia 4.5nm Edge Ha Filter
  • Mount: EQ6-R Pro
  • Guidescope: SV106 60mm Achromatic Guide Scope
  • Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
  • WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
  • BlurXTerminator Ha channel
  • Histogram Transform for stretching
  • NoiseXTerminator

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Large Magellanic Cloud Region - Mosaic in Ha, Adam Cox