Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  IC 1611  ·  IC 1612  ·  NGC 330  ·  NGC 346  ·  NGC 371  ·  NGC 395  ·  NGC 411  ·  NGC 416  ·  NGC 422
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NGC346 region on SMC, Ruben Barbosa
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NGC346 region on SMC

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NGC346 region on SMC, Ruben Barbosa
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NGC346 region on SMC

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* Image acquisition H-alpha by: TWFowler.

* Image acquisition RGB by: iTelescope-Portugal (i'm with this group).

* Processing: Ruben Barbosa.

NGC 346 is about 200,000 light-years away from Earth, toward the constellation Tucana, is this magnificent open cluster belonging to the Small Magellanic Cloud, an irregular galaxy that is quite distorted due to the gravitational interaction with the Milky Way.

It is the brightest star-forming region in our neighborhood. The light, the wind, and the heat emitted by its massive stars scattered the glowing gas around a cluster of stars, forming a thin surrounding nebulous structure resembling a spider's web.

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NGC346 region on SMC, Ruben Barbosa

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