NGC346 in Tucana (SMC)

dalelieb (Dale) · #1 22-11-2012, 08:20 PM

Hi All,
This is my first posting here.

NGC 346 is an open cluster with associated nebula in the constellation Tucana.
It is the brightest star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy
I added Ha data to bring out the nebulosity.
OTA: C14 EdgeHD, Mount: ASA DDM60, Camera FLI ML11002

Dale

DETAILS:

28x200s Lum, 14x90s each RGB, 14x 1200s Ha
Image scale 0.47 arsec/pixel
Captured with MaximDL
Processed with PS CS4

Equipment:
Scope: Celestron EdgeHD 14"
Mount: ASA DDM60
Camera: FLI Microline 11002, Astrodon filters
Guiding: Astrodon MMOAG with Loadstar camera Ha only, LRGB unguided
Focuser: FLI Atlas and FocusMax

Software:
TheSkyX, ACP Planner, ACP, ACP Scheduler, FMax, MaximDL, Photoshop CS4

Location:
Port Elizabeth, South Africa