Small Magellanic Cloud - Broadband (David Arseneau)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Tucana (Tuc) · Contains: 47 Tuc · 47 Tuc Cluster · IC 1655 · IC 1662 · NGC 104 · NGC 121 · NGC 152 · NGC 176 · NGC 220 · NGC 231 · NGC 242 · NGC 248 · NGC 249 · NGC 256 · NGC 261 · NGC 265 · NGC 267 · NGC 269 · NGC 290 · NGC 292 · NGC 294 · NGC 299 · NGC 306 · NGC 330 · NGC 339 · NGC 346 · NGC 361 · NGC 362 · NGC 371 · NGC 406 · And 15 more.

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Along with my experiments with shooting the SMC and LMC using a dual narrowband filter, I've also tried to capture them in broadband to compare. This is my most recent attempt at the SMC. I've been trying to retain the yellow colour of 47 Tucanae primarily, but I think I overexposed it. Also, there is a blue ring artifact you can see trailing along the right edge of the SMC and around, and the general internet consensus is that this is due to the way some DSLRs amplify red and blue signal at low ISO settings (this was ISO 200). My next attempt will try at 800 or 1600 to see if it makes a difference.

Regardless, this completes my recent experiments with the two Magellanic Clouds. Orion is rising earlier and earlier in the evening here in NZ, so I hope to get some good shots of that glorious nebula soon!

I'm also very much open to any feedback and insight on these photos, so if you have any thoughts please share them!

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RA (center)	00h50m22s.69
RA (top/left)	00h15m44s.80
RA (top/right)	00h03m00s.20
RA (bottom/right)	01h39m02s.75
RA (bottom/left)	01h23m39s.47

Dec (center)	-72°28′33″.3
Dec (top/left)	-69°07′19″.1
Dec (top/right)	-75°24′45″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	-75°17′21″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-69°02′14″.0

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