Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydrus (Hyi)  ·  Contains:  NGC 602

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NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area, Jacob Heppell
NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area
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NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area

Image of the day 12/05/2021

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NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area, Jacob Heppell
NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area
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NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area

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A gem on the eastern wing of the Small Magellanic Cloud. A region of nebulosity with a number of designations for the various sections. The bright patch at the top right contains a star cluster (NGC602) surrounded by an emission nebula (N90). The other bright emission nebula left of center is designated N89. While only just visible, to the left of N90 is supernova remnant (SXP 1062) seen as a faint blue arc.
In total I acquired 41.5hrs of data between the Ha and [OIII] filters, which I deemed necessary as the majority of the nebula was very faint and barely discernible in a single sub.

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NGC602, N90, N89 and surrounding area, Jacob Heppell

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