LMC N44 region

Constellation: Dorado

The LMC-N44 is an emission nebula with superbubble structure located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) in the constellation of Dorado. It is located approx. 160’000 Ly from Earth. This region of the LMC also contains several open clusters and regions of nebulasity. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

The first image is in HOO and was taken during the month of November 2020.
The second image is in HSO and was taken during the month of February 2023.

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK17 on a Software Bisque Paramount ME mount.

Imaging:

Camera: SBIG STXL11002 (bin 1×1)

Data for 1st image:
Astrodon Ha: 24x1800s
Astrodon O-III: 20x1800s
Astrodon R: 8x600s
Astrodon G: 8x600s
Astrodon B: 8x600s

Total integration time: 26h

Data for 2nd image:
Astrodon Ha: 13x1800s
Astrodon O-III: 12x1800s
Astrodon S-II: 13x1800s
Astrodon R: 7x600s
Astrodon G: 7x600s
Astrodon B: 7x600s

Total integration time: 22h 30′