NGC_2020 and other objects in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Objects include

NGC 1955

NGC 1968

NGC 1974

NGC 2004

NGC 2014

NGC 2020 (arguably the most intriguing object in the field!)

NGC 2030

NGC 2032

NGC 2035

NGC 2040

 

 

Imaged two nights short of full moon, when the moon was so bright barely a handful of stars were visible in a clear sky. The moon was casting bright shadows- didn't need a headtorch to see what I was doing it was so bright!

 

Normally would not have bothered to image a deep space object on such a night but it has been over a month since we last had a clear sky so had a go with low expectations of decent returns- as it turns out rightly so.

 

50 minutes of integration -10 minutes subs

 

must say i am surprised to salvage an image even if it's not great given the conditions so while the L extreme filter does create ugly halos around stars at least it does a good job of cutting through bright moonlight

 

equipment

 

HEq5 pro/Sharpstar Z4/ZWO ASIAIR/ZWO 183MC/Optolong L extreme

 

software

 

ASIAIR app/Astro Pixel processor/NoiseXterminator/Starnet++v2/Photoshop CS6

 

Location

 

Bortle 6

 

Moon phase-near full

 

seeing ok to good

 

Done