Observation by Len Adam: Large Magellanic Cloud

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Len Adam

Observer

Len Adam

Observed

2018 Oct 09 - 16:00

Uploaded

2018 Oct 09 - 16:00

Objects

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

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Constellation

Mensa

Field centre

RA: 05^h32^m
Dec: -70°10'
Position angle: +0°17'

Field size

3°04' × 3°02'

Equipment

T9 in New South Wales

Exposure

2 Min L 60s each RGB

Location

New South Wales

Target name

Large Magellanic Cloud

Title

Large Magellanic Cloud

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Jeremy Shears, David Swan, Graham Winstanley, Peter Mulligan, Peter Carson, Andy Wilson, Nick James

Comments

David Swan, 2018 Oct 10 - 18:02 UTC

Great to see the Tarantula Nebula in the context of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

I need to get a job in the Southern Hemisphere.

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