LHA 120-N 70, Henize 70 in SHO/RBG stars

[dugnsuz]

LHA 120-N 70 - I'm forever blowing super bubbles!



LHA 120-N 70 or Henize 70 is a 'super bubble' located in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.



First observed in 1950 in a survey of bright planetary nebulae. Based on appearance it was thought to be a supernova remnant. In 1956, it was added to a catalogue of Hα emission stars and nebulae by Karl Gordon Henize, where it was described as an emission nebula rather than a planetary nebula.
(Source: Wikipedia)



Presented here in the Hubble (SHO) palette with RGB stars, images acquired Nov 2024, Hahndorf.
Astrotech RC6, AM5N mount, Chroma filters, 2600MM


Link to bigger pic and image details...
https://astrob.in/e0olkz/0/ (https://astrob.in/e0olkz/0/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1LDz0-b4t5S3MLyYh2i7fgLmmMwiztgGuOytp9yf8 6m2yacyVgXqIB9Xo_aem_zmE9LqwF-CaMWLPqvAFRPQ)



Cheers all
Doug

[leon]

Nice Doug,;) gee man you are doing some fantastic imaging, well done indeed.

Leon:thumbsup:

[Leo.G]

Another amazing image Doug!

[alpal]

Hi Doug,
well done - excellent results -
over 22 hours on a a rare target in the LMC.
There seems to very little out there about it - there is Wiki-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henize_70

cheers
Allan

[dugnsuz]

Thank you gents for the kind words.
Allan - this is an object I’ve been aware of for a while in wide field LMC images. I was surprised it didn’t have a NGC number. It’s a pretty lil’ thing nonetheless
Doug

[gregbradley]

That's a terrific image Doug. Love the stars as well.

Greg.

[dugnsuz]

Cheers Greg - I left the RGB stars 'as is' with no reduction on this image.

[alpal]

Yes Doug - and what is more amazing is how large the LMC is.
We talk of it as a dwarf galaxy but it's actually quite large -
32,000 light years across -
https://www.universetoday.com/166459/the-large-magellanic-cloud-isnt-very-metal/

about one third of the diameter of our Milky Way
and it contains many extreme objects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Magellanic_Cloud

cheers
Allan

[dugnsuz]

Very true Allan, and it’s perfectly placed for me right now for a full night’s imaging - albeit starting quite low over the horizon early on.

That wiki link has a very good map image of the whole region :thumbsup:

Moved onto NGC1763 which occupies a bit more real estate in the RC6’s FOV
Doug

[alpal]

Great - have a go - there are some awesome pics of that on the web:
https://www.hansonastronomy.com/ngc1760

https://www.chart32.de/component/k2/nebulae/ngc-1760-61-63-69-nebula-and-open-clusters-in-lmc


cheers
Allan