Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Mensa (Men)  ·  Contains:  30 Dor Cluster  ·  NGC 1787  ·  NGC 2052  ·  NGC 2070  ·  Tarantula Nebula  ·  The star β Men  ·  The star δ Dor  ·  The star ε Dor  ·  The star η Men  ·  The star η2 Dor  ·  The star θ Dor  ·  The star ι Vol  ·  The star μ Men  ·  The star ν Dor  ·  The star π2 Dor
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LMC and Eta Carinae region, Almir Germano
LMC and Eta Carinae region
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LMC and Eta Carinae region

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LMC and Eta Carinae region, Almir Germano
LMC and Eta Carinae region
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LMC and Eta Carinae region

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First serious try with a real DSO camera: QHY23. Used a Canon 50 mm f/1.8 Mark I (the metal bayonet one). Bin 2x2, no LPS filters.

Hard to focus! I´m spoiled by the Bahtinov mask...

Anyway, 40 x 45 s, no guiding over an AVx mount, no Darks or Flats. Processed with PixInsight, I confess I put little effort on the processing so far. It came up nice, I think, there are a hint of the central bar and lots and lots of bright open clusters, in the leading extremity of the LMC, including the enormous Eta Carinae region.

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LMC and Eta Carinae region, Almir Germano