Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Tucana (Tuc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 456  ·  NGC 460  ·  NGC 465
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NGC 456, 460, 465 region of the SMC, 



    
        

            Alexandr Zaytsev
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NGC 456, 460, 465 region of the SMC, 



    
        

            Alexandr Zaytsev
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Acquisition details

Dates:
Oct. 10, 2020
Frames:
10×600(1h 40′)
Integration:
1h 40′
Avg. Moon age:
22.62 days
Avg. Moon phase:
44.99%

RA center: 01h14m47s.772

DEC center: -73°1811.46

Pixel scale: 0.273 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 108.650 degrees (flipped)

Field radius: 0.216 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 4019x4018

File size: 16.1 MB

Data source: Amateur hosting facility

Remote source: ChileScope

Description

100min of integral LRGB exposure of NGC 456 (nebula with open cluster), 460 (also a nebula with open cluster), 465 (open cluster) region of the SMC captured remotely using Telescope #1 (ASA-RC D = 1m f/6.8, FLI ProLine 16803) system of ChileScope observatory, over 3 imaging sessions carried out on Oct 8, 9, 10, 2020.


A wider angle view to the area obtained later with ChileScope T5 instrument is available under [1]:

[1] https://www.astrobin.com/6kwo0e/

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  • NGC 456, 460, 465 region of the SMC, 



    
        

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  • Final
    NGC 456, 460, 465 region of the SMC, 



    
        

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Title: A wider view of the area using T4 ChileScope instrument

Description: Description: 72min integral LRGB exposure for the starfield of Beta For captured remotely using Telescope #4 (Nikkor 200mm f/2, FLI Microline 16200) system of ChileScope observatory.

The image is provided with an overlay frame showing the exposures made for the same area using T1 ChileScope instrument.

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Title: Color and contrast boost on the original version of the image

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NGC 456, 460, 465 region of the SMC, 



    
        

            Alexandr Zaytsev