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

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

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/



Cheers all
Doug

[leon]

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

Leon

[Leo.G (Leo)]

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 (Doug)]

Originally Posted by leon

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

Leon

Originally Posted by Leo.G

Another amazing image Doug!

Originally Posted by 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

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 (Doug)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

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

Greg.

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

[alpal]

Originally Posted by 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

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...nt-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 (Doug)]

Originally Posted by 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…

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

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

[alpal]

Originally Posted by 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

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

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/...lusters-in-lmc


cheers
Allan