NGC2018 and friends (Brian Boyle)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Mensa (Men) · Contains: NGC 1987 · NGC 2000 · NGC 2010 · NGC 2018 · NGC 2031

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The region south of the LMC bar is perhaps less rich in spectacular DSOs than other areas, but it is certainly worth exploring. The region around the supernovae remnant NGC2018 [The Chalice Nebula] contains a number of DSOs - each with their own unique structure. My personal favourite is the southernmost [rightmost in this image] which shows a lovely [OIII] core. While NGC2018 is relatively bright , the other DSOs are quite faint. To cover this area, it required 9-10hours in both Ha and [OIII] on two fields on mostly moonless nights.

Three weeks ago I posted a 5-hour HOO image of NGC2018. Having then worked on some Telescope Live data of LMC DSOs and being struck by the depth attainable with a CDK24, I was inspired to go a little deeper and wider to incorporate the other nearby DSOs. This post is now a 36-hour mosaic incorporating the previous data, but increasing the exposure time on NGC2108 by a factor of more than three, and doubling the size of the field. If I read the rules right, I think this can be a new post on AB.

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RA (center)	05h27m03s.442
RA (top/left)	05h27m01s.551
RA (top/right)	05h17m16s.770
RA (bottom/right)	05h27m07s.535
RA (bottom/left)	05h36m30s.906

Dec (center)	-71°11′08″.71
Dec (top/left)	-70°20′39″.97
Dec (top/right)	-71°29′54″.95
Dec (bottom/right)	-72°01′40″.31
Dec (bottom/left)	-70°50′34″.50

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