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Large Magellanic Cloud, 



    
        

            Geoff Scott
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            Geoff Scott
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Acquisition details

Dates:
Dec. 1, 2018
Frames:
33×30(16′ 30″) ISO1600
Integration:
16′ 30″
Darks:
25
Flats:
16
Bias:
32
Avg. Moon age:
23.71 days
Avg. Moon phase:
33.64%
Temperature:
15.00

RA center: 05h20m18s.40

DEC center: -69°0300.8

Pixel scale: 4.218 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -108.715 degrees

Field radius: 3.769 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 5359x3574

File size: 19.0 MB

Locations: Perth Observatory, Bickley, Western Australia, Australia

Data source: Traveller

Description

The Larger of Milky Way's naked eye southern satellite galaxies - The large Magellanic Cloud full of star formation areas, including he iconic Tarantula Nebula

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Large Magellanic Cloud, 



    
        

            Geoff Scott

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