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NGC 2040 (RC6), Hahndorf Astro
NGC 2040 (RC6)
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NGC 2040 (RC6)

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NGC 2040 (RC6), Hahndorf Astro
NGC 2040 (RC6)
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NGC 2040 (RC6)

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One of the many bubbles and knots of gas and dust in the Large Magellanic Cloud, an irregular galaxy prominent in the southern sky.

HOO palette with RGB stars taken with a RC6 scope, ZWO 2600MM Pro camera and Chroma filters riding atop my new beefy EQ6-R Pro mount!

Wasn't planning to post this as it started off as a test of the scope's collimation (optical alignment), but it kinda snowballed a bit into a wee project.

And, collimation doesn't look half bad too!

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NGC 2040 (RC6), Hahndorf Astro