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Observation by Martina McGovern: Large & Small Magellanic clouds dwar...

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2019 Apr 07 - 22:00

Uploaded

2019 Apr 07 - 22:06

Objects

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC)
Widefield

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Constellation

Hydrus

Field centre

RA: 02h47m
Dec: -68°48'
Position angle: -66°23'

Field size

61° × 47°

Equipment
  • Panasonic Micro 4/3rds DC-G9
  • Tripod
  • Lens focal length 14mm i.e. 35mm equivalent of 28mm.
Exposure

F/2.5, 30sec, ISO-3200 & Metering mode was Centre weighted Average

Location

South Africa, kgalagadi transfrontier park

Target name

Large & Small Magellanic clouds

Title

Large & Small Magellanic clouds dwarf galaxies

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